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JAIR.—1. A clan of Jairites lived on the east of Jordan who were called after Jair. This Jair was of the children of Manasseh (Num_32:41), and—if we may assume a traditional fusion—a ‘judge’ (Jdg_10:3 ff.). The settlement of this clan marks a subsequent conquest to that of the west of Jordan. The gentilic Jairite is used for Ira (2Sa_20:26). 2. The father of Mordecai (Est_2:5), 3. The father of Elhanan. See Elhanan, Jaare-Oregim).
W. F. Cobb.