Judge Jair (Judges 10:3–5)
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Español The name of judge Jair (יָאִיר) means "he enlightens." He was a man from Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh, east of the River Jordan, who judged Israel for 22 years. The passage mentioning this judge is only of three verses long and describes general whereabouts, years of reign and sons of Jair.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| קום | stand up, stand | |
| אַחַר | after; behind | |
| גִּלְעָדִי | Gileadite | |
| שׁפט | judge | |
| אֵת | accusative | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל | Israel | |
| עֶשְׂרִים | twenty | |
| שְׁנַיִם | two (masculine) | |
| שָׁנָה | year | |
| היה | to be, become | |
| בֵּן | son | |
| רכב | ride; mount | |
| עַל | upon, above; against | |
| קרא | to call; to meet | |
| חַוָּה | Eve | |
| עַד | while; as far as, until | |
| יוֹם | day | |
| זֶה | this (m.) | |
| אֲשֶׁר | that, which | |
| אֶרֶץ | earth | |
| גִּלְעָד | Gilead | |
| מות | die | |
| קבר | to bury | |
| קָמוֹן | Kamon | |
| הוּא | he | |
| עַיִר | male ass | |
| הֵם | they | |
| בְּ | in | |
| יָאִיר | Jair | |
| לְ | to | |
| שָׁלֹשׁ | three (masculine) | |
| הַ | definite article | |
| וְ | and |
Biblical text
10:3וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה׃4וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃5וַיָּ֣מָת יָאִ֔יר וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ פ