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Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5896 - עִירָא

Transliteration

ʻÎyrâʼ

Phonetics

ee-raw'

Origin

from (H5782)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Ira = "watchful of a city"
1. the Jairite, one of David´s great officers
2. one of David´s mighty warriors
3. a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David´s mighty warriors

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

BSB (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

CSB (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

ESV (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

KJV (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

LEB (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

LSB (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

N95 (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

NAS (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (6)

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

עִירָא proper name, masculine (see Sabean proper name, masculine עיר Hal¹⁵⁹); —

1כֹּהֵן (q. v.

1) of David 2 Samuel 20:26; on possibly ident. with 2 b see Th Klo HPS, opposed to We Dr; Ειρας, ᵐ5^L Ιωδαε.

2 heroes of David (Ειρας, etc., ᵐ5^L Ιδεα, Οιαδ, etc.):

a. 2 Samuel 23:26 = 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:9.

b. 2 Samuel 23:38 = 1 Chronicles 11:40.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עִירָא (“town,” [“watchful”]), [Ira], pr.n. m.

(1) of a priest of David, 2 Samuel 20:26.

(2) of two of David’s captains, 2 Samuel 23:26, 28 2 Samuel 23:28.

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List of Word Forms

עִירָ֤א עִירָ֥א עִירָא֙ עירא ‘î·rā ‘îrā iRa