"Jairo" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈxaiɾo/, [ˈxai̯.ɾo]
Rhymes: -aiɾo Etymology: Spanish variant of the male Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir) (via Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros) and Latin Iairus), which means "God enlightens". In the Bible, Jairus was the father of a young girl resurrected by Jesus. Etymology templates: {{der|es|hbo|יָאִיר|tr=ya'ir}} Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir), {{der|es|grc|Ἰάϊρος}} Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), {{der|es|la|Iairus}} Latin Iairus Head templates: {{es-proper noun|m}} Jairo m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
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    {
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        "1": "es",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "יָאִיר",
        "tr": "ya'ir"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ἰάϊρος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Iairus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Iairus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Spanish variant of the male Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir) (via Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros) and Latin Iairus), which means \"God enlightens\". In the Bible, Jairus was the father of a young girl resurrected by Jesus.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Jairo m",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Jai‧ro"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Jai‧ro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Biblical characters",
          "orig": "es:Biblical characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxaiɾo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈxai̯.ɾo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aiɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jairo"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "יָאִיר",
        "tr": "ya'ir"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ἰάϊρος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Iairus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Iairus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Spanish variant of the male Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (ya'ir) (via Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros) and Latin Iairus), which means \"God enlightens\". In the Bible, Jairus was the father of a young girl resurrected by Jesus.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Jairo m",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Jai‧ro"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Jai‧ro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/aiɾo",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/aiɾo/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish given names",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish male given names",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish proper nouns",
        "Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Spanish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish uncountable proper nouns",
        "es:Biblical characters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxaiɾo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈxai̯.ɾo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aiɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jairo"
}

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