First names in Hebrew

First name Jair: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יאיר

Gematria value: 221

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jair is written יאיר

Jair is the English Bible form of Yair, יאיר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jair mean?

Meaning: "He will give light"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: yair means "he will give light, he will make shine". It is a biblical name that has remained very popular in Jewish families. It is pronounced in two syllables, "ya-EER".

Gematria

Jair = 221

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יאיר has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total221

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Jair, from י to ר:

יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסוֹר׃

“One gives freely and gains even more; another holds back more than is right, and only comes to want.”

Proverbs 11:24

The book of your first name

Jair, in nine pages

• Jair, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Jair
• Jair, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Jair in three answers

How do you write Jair in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jair is written יאיר. Jair is the English Bible form of Yair, יאיר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jair?
Written יאיר, Jair is worth 221: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Jair mean?
He will give light (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: yair means "he will give light, he will make shine". It is a biblical name that has remained very popular in Jewish families. It is pronounced in two syllables, "ya-EER".