Bible Person

Jair

Meaning: Jairus · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jair entry refers to the father of Mordecai in Esther 2, not to the judge or other figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the family background of one of the key Jewish figures in the Persian court story. First appears in Esth 2:5.1

AI summary: This Jair matters because his single cross reference helps root Mordecai in a remembered Benjaminite household. Even a brief paternal notice contributes to the family and tribal texture behind Esther's deliverance story. Taken together, the material presents this Jair as a familial source in the background of Mordecai.1

Central Figure

Jair

Meaning: Jairus

A Benjamite, the father of Mordecai, Esther’s uncle (Esther 2:5).