First names in Hebrew

First name Yair: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יאיר

Gematria value: 221

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yair is written יאיר

Meaning and origin

What does Yair mean?

Meaning: "he will shine"
Origin: Hebrew

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

Gematria

Yair = 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 Yair, 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

Yair, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yair in three answers

How do you write Yair in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yair is written יאיר.

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

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