Ira
עִירָאStrong’s H5896ira (i-ra)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ira is the Hebrew word usually translated “ira”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.”
Meaning
- The Jairite, one of David's great officers
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors
- The Jairite, one of David's great officers
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors
- The Jairite, one of David's great officers
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors
How it's translated
- ira 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 23:26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
- 2 Samuel 23:38Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
- 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.
Hebrew dictionary
עִירָא ira · Ira
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.20.26 § Ira = "watchful of a city" 1) the Jairite, one of David's great officers 2) one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors
עִירָא ira · Ira
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26; son of: Ikkesh (H6142) § Ira = "watchful of a city" 1) the Jairite, one of David's great officers 2) one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors
עִירָא ira · Ira
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.38 § Ira = "watchful of a city" 1) the Jairite, one of David's great officers 2) one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.