Jair
   enlightener. (1.) The son of Segub. He was brought up with his
   mother in Gilead, where he had possessions (1 Chr. 2:22). He
   distinguished himself in an expedition against Bashan, and
   settled in the part of Argob on the borders of Gilead. The small
   towns taken by him there are called Havoth-jair, i.e., "Jair's
   villages" (Num. 32:41; Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30).
   
     (2.) The eighth judge of Israel, which he ruled for twenty-two
   years. His opulence is described in Judg. 10:3-5. He had thirty
   sons, each riding on "ass colts." They had possession of thirty
   of the sixty cities (1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chr. 2:23) which formed the
   ancient Havoth-jair.
   
     (3.) A Benjamite, the father of Mordecai, Esther's uncle
   (Esther 2:5).
   
     (4.) The father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi, the brother of
   Goliath (1 Chr. 20:5).
   

Jair, Jairus, my light; who diffuses light