Yair
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- See Yair, Scottish Borders for a location in Scotland
Yair, a Hebrew name. Pronounced ya-EAR, it is a Hebrew verb meaning "he will light" or "he will enlighten". It appears both in ancient Jewish sources and as a familiar name in conteporary Israel.
In Scriptural and archaic form, it may appear as Jair or Ya'ir.
- noteworthy "Yair"s
- Yair of Manasseh- biblical leader & homesteader
- Mordecai the son of Yair
- Elazar ben Yair- Jewish rebel, Commander of Masada
- Pinhas ben Yair- Talmudic rabbi
- Yair Bacharach, (1639—1702) - rabbi in Germany
- Avraham Stern, alias Yair (1907-1942) - commemorated by the town Kokhav Ya'ir
- Yair Sprinzak, (1911–1999)- Israeli scientist and Member of Knesset
- Yair Rosenbloom (1944 - 1996), Israeli composer
- Yair Treister- Not that noteworthy; he just wants to be listed on wikipedia
