The baby name Ben-Yair is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Modern Hebrew: [ben jaˈiʁ] (ben ya‑EER); Common English approximation: /bɛnˈjaɪər/ (BEN‑YAH‑eer or BEN‑YEER).
Ben-Yair is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Ben-Yair is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Modern Hebrew: [ben jaˈiʁ] (ben ya‑EER); Common English approximation: /bɛnˈjaɪər/ (BEN‑YAH‑eer or BEN‑YEER).
Ben-Yair is Hebrew in Origin.
Ben-Yair is a Hebrew compound from ben, “son (of),” and Yair (Ya’ir), from the root or “light,” meaning “he will give light.” Together it reads “son of Yair,” with the resonance of “son of light.” Yair/Jair is biblical - a judge of Israel and a Manassite clan - anchoring the name in early Hebrew tradition. Ben- is the classic construct marker found across the Tanakh.
In Jewish practice Ben‑Yair functioned as a patronymic and, in modern Israel, became a typical hyphenated surname; it is also used, though less often, as a contemporary given name. Variants include Ben Yair (no hyphen), Ben‑Ya’ir (with apostrophe), and Benyair; related forms are Yair and its English rendering Jair. A feminine counterpart is Bat‑Yair. Short forms include Ben, Benny, and Yair, and the name connotes brightness, insight, and learned lineage.
We have no record of Ben-Yair in any national birth registry or name dataset. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.
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