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jā´ẽr-ı̄t (×™×רי, yaÌ„'irı̄, “of Jairâ€): In , Ira the Jairite is “chief minister unto David.†He was a descendant of Jair who was a Manassite (, etc.) and whose territory was in Gilead. Septuagint, Lucian, and Syriac suggest יתּרי, yattirı̄, “Jattirite,†i.e. a native of Jattir mentioned in as one of the towns friendly to David when he was in Ziklag. It is not improbable that a native of Jattir would be given such a post by David. See IRA, and compare .