Yair - Citizendia

See Yair, Scottish Borders for a location in Scotland

Yair, a Hebrew name. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 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. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

In Scriptural and archaic form, it may appear as Jair or Ya'ir. For the Brazilian footballer see Jair da Rosa Pinto. For the Brazilian singer see Jair Oliveira.

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 Correa (1990- ) Soccer
Yair Libin (1986- ) Finance

For the Brazilian footballer see Jair da Rosa Pinto. For the Brazilian singer see Jair Oliveira. Broadly defined homesteading is a lifestyle of simple agrarian Self-sufficiency. Mordecai or Mordechai ( - the son of Jair, of the Tribe of Benjamin, is one of the main personalities in the Book of Esther in the Masada ( Hebrew מצדה pronounced Metzada, from מצודה metzuda, "fortress" is the name for a site of ancient Palaces and Rabbi Yair Chayim Bacharach (1639 Lipník nad Bečvou, Moravia &mdash 1702 was a German Rabbi, initially in Koblenz and remainder of his life Kokhav Ya'ir (כוכב יאיר (also Kochav Yair) is a town ( local council) in the Center District of Israel. Professor Yair Sprinzak (יאיר שפרינצק born 8 November 1911 died 6 September 1999 was an Israeli scientist and politician who served one term in the Knesset For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit

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