Jair (2 Samuel 21:19)
The name Jair means “Jairus, my light; who diffuses light.” Jair is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Samuel 21:19. Also called Jaare-oregim.
Family of Jair
Children
Who was Jair?
The father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath (1 Chr. 20:5).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Jair
- 2 Samuel 21:19
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.