Strong H5896H5896Hעִירָא
Ira
One of the 3 senses of Strong H5896
- Transliteration
- ‛îyrâ'
- Pronunciation
- ee-raw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26;
son of: Ikkesh (H6142)
son of: Ikkesh (H6142)
Meaning of the name
Ira = "watchful of a city"
General definition
From H5782; wakefulness;
{Ira} the name of three Israelites: - Ira.
{Ira} the name of three Israelites: - Ira.
In the biblical story
Ira
One of David's Thirty warriors, from Tekoa.
Ira the Tekoite was one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors (2Sa.23.26, 1Ch.11.28).
In the Bible
Strong H5896H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ira3
First verses
- 2 Samuel 23:26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi–ezer the Antothite,
- 1 Chronicles 27:9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.