ya.ir is a proper name borne by people and preserved in the designation of villages associated with Jair.

The term is most often a proper personal name in genealogies, accounts of action and rule, and a burial notice; it also occurs in geographical phrases identifying villages by association with a bearer of the name.

1. Personal name in narrative and genealogy · dominant

   As a proper noun, the form identifies a person: in Numbers 32:41 the APB renders Jair as the son of Manasseh who captured villages, while in Judges 10:3 it names the Gileadite who judged Israel. It also occurs in descent and death notices, including the genealogy in Esther 2:5 and the burial statement in Judges 10:5.

   Numbers 32:41Deuteronomy 3:14Judges 10:3Judges 10:51 Chronicles 2:22Esther 2:5
2. Name retained in village designation · common

   In geographical boundary and administrative descriptions, the proper name occurs in the phrase “villages of Jair.” In Joshua 13:30 the APB renders these villages as being in Bashan, and in 1 Kings 4:13 it likewise names the villages in Gilead.

   Joshua 13:301 Kings 4:131 Chronicles 2:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the term directly as “Jair” when it names a person, including genealogical and narrative settings. In geographical clauses it preserves the name within “villages of Jair” or “Havvoth-jair”.