Bible Encyclopedias
Pira
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Πειρά ), a name found in the apocryphal account of the family-heads who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (1 Esdr. 5, 19); but not contained in the parallel Heb. texts (Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29), and evidently originating from a repetition of the name Caphira preceding.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pira'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pira.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.