Strong H8494תִּירָ֑ס

Tiras

Transliteration: tîyrâs
Pronunciation: tee-rawce'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably of foreign derivation;
{Tiras} a son of Japheth: - Tiras.

Meaning of the name

Tiras = "desire"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
son of: Japheth (H3315);
brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Meshech (H4902)

In the biblical story

Tiras

Son of Japheth, grandson of Noah

Tiras was a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah, listed among the nations descended from Noah after the flood.

In the Bible

Strong H8494 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:5
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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