Strong H2437חִירָה
Hirah
- Transliteration
- chîyrâh
- Pronunciation
- khee-raw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H2357 in the sense of splendor;
{Chirah} an Adullamite: - Hirah.
{Chirah} an Adullamite: - Hirah.
Meaning of the name
Hirah = "a noble family"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.1
In the biblical story
Hirah
Judah's Adullamite friend.
Hirah was an Adullamite who was a close friend of Judah, the son of Jacob.
In the Bible
Strong H2437 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hirah2
First verses
- Genesis 38:1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
- Genesis 38:12And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.