Strong H5896H5896Iעִירָא
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.23.38
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, an Ithrite.
Ira the Ithrite was one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors (2Sa.23.38, 1Ch.11.40).
In the Bible
Strong H5896I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ira2
First verses
- 2 Samuel 23:38Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,