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Strong H5893H5893Gעִיר

Ir

One of the 2 senses of Strong H5893

Transliteration
‛îyr
Pronunciation
eer
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.12;
father of: Shuppim (H8206), Huppim (H2650), Maacah (H4601M)

Meaning of the name

Ir = "belonging to a city"

General definition

The same as H5892; {Ir} an Israelite: - Ir.

In the biblical story

Ir

Son of Bela, descendant of Benjamin.

Ir was a son of Bela and descendant of Benjamin (1Ch.7.12).

In the Bible

Strong H5893G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ir1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:12
    Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
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