Watcher
עִירStrong’s H5894ir
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ir is the Aramaic word usually translated “watcher” and “watchers”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;”
Meaning
- Waking, watchful, wakeful one, watcher, angel
How it's translated
- a watcher 2
- watchers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:17In contextThis matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
- Daniel 4:23In contextAnd whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
Aramaic dictionary
עִיר ir · watcher
waking, watchful, wakeful one, watcher, angel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “watcher” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WATCHER, noun
- One who sits up or continues awake; particularly, one who attends upon the sick during the night.
- A diligent observer; as an attentive watcher of the works of nature. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.