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Strong H5900עִירוּ

Iru

Transliteration
‛îyrû
Pronunciation
ee-roo'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H5892; a citizen;
{Iru} an Israelite: - Iru.

Meaning of the name

Iru = "watch"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.15;
son of: Caleb (H3612);
brother of: Achsah (H5915), Elah (H425J) and Naam (H5277)

In the biblical story

Iru

Son of Caleb, brother of Elah and Naam.

Iru was a son of Caleb, along with his brothers Elah and Naam (1Ch.4.15).

In the Bible

Strong H5900 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • iru1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:15
    And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
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