Lexical Definition

‎עִיר‎ ʻîyr (eer) watcher ^A:N-M
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to ‎עוּר‎

watcher.

• a watcher, i.e. an angel (as guardian)

1) waking, watchful, wakeful one, watcher, angel

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: עוּר
‎עִיר‎ noun masculine waking, or wakeful, one, i.e. angel (√‎עיר‎, compare Syriac wake, waking (PS²⁸⁴³), Jewish-Aramaic ‎עִיר‎, Late Hebrew ‎עֵיר‎ adjective awake); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Dan 4:10*; Dan 4:20* plural absolute ‎עִירִין‎ v.Dan 4:14* Aq Symm. ἐγρήγορος; compare Charles^{Enoch i. 5}; xxxix. 12; also p. 356 Dr^{on the passage}; doubtful is the connection with Phoenician Zophesemim (Euseb^{Praep. Evang. 10}), i.e. ‎צפי שמים‎ watchers of heaven, as keeping watch over or spying out (Zim^{KAT 3. 629} Jerem^{Atim Licht d. AO 63}). ‎עַל‎, ‎עֵלָּא‎ see ‎עלה‎. ‎עִלָּה‎ see I. ‎עלל‎.

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