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Strong's #2437 - חִירָה

Transliteration
Chîyrâh
Phonetics
khee-raw'
Origin
from (H2357) in the sense of splendour
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. Hirah = "a noble family"
    1. an Adullamite, the friend of Judah

Frequency Lists
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Genesis 2
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CSB (2)
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ESV (2)
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KJV (2)
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N95 (2)
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NAS (2)
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NLT (0)
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WEB (2)
Genesis 2
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 הִירָה proper name, masculine (√ חור but meaning dubious) an Adullamite, friend of Judah Genesis 38:1,12 (both J), ᵐ5 Ειρας.

חוּרָם see חִירָם below אַח, אחה above.

II. חור (√ of following; compare Arabic bend, turn, incline, of man be weak, Lane820c, hollow, depressed ground between hills).


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חִירָה (“nobility,” “a noble race”), [Hirah], pr.n. m. Genesis 38:1, 12 Genesis 38:12.

[חִירָם & חִירֹם see חוּרָם.]


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List of Word Forms
וְחִירָ֛ה וחירה חִירָֽה׃ חירה׃ chiRah ḥî·rāh ḥîrāh vechiRah wə·ḥî·rāh wəḥîrāh
 
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