Lexicon :: Strong's H5896 - ʿîrā'

עִירָא
Transliteration
ʿîrā'
Pronunciation
ee-raw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עוּר (H5782)
Strong’s Definitions

עִירָא ʻÎyrâʼ, ee-raw'; from H5782; wakefulness; Ira, the name of three Israelites:—Ira.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H5896 in the following manner: Ira (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H5896 in the following manner: Ira (6x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עִירָא ʻÎyrâʼ, ee-raw'; from H5782; wakefulness; Ira, the name of three Israelites:—Ira.
STRONGS H5896: Abbreviations
† עִירָא proper name, masculine (see Sabean proper name, masculine עיר Hal159); —
1. כֹּהֵן (which see 1) of David 2 Samuel 20:26; on possibly ident. with 2b see Th Klo HPS, opposed to We Dr; Ειρας, Ιωδαε.
2. heroes of David (Ειρας, etc., 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

20:26; 23:26; 23:38

1 Chronicles

11:28; 11:40; 27:9