Bible Person
Meaning: Jairus · Male · 2 cross references
This Jair entry refers to the father of Elhanan in the giant-slaying tradition of Chronicles and Samuel, not to Jair the judge. He appears through a family connection to a notable warrior exploit. First appears in 2 Sam 21:19.1
Name meaning
Jairus
Identity
male
First appears
2 Sam 21:19
AI summary: This Jair matters because the cross references place his house behind Elhanan in one of the remembered war traditions from David's era. Though Jair himself is not a public actor, his preserved name anchors the exploit within a real family line. Taken together, the material presents this Jair as the paternal background to a warrior tradition linked to David's battles.1
Central Figure
Jair
Meaning: Jairus
The father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath (1 Chr.
Children
Name meaning
Jairus
Identity
male
The father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath (1 Chr. 20:5). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.