Lexical Definition

‎עִירָא‎ ʻÎyrâʼ (ee-raw') Ira ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עוּר‎; wakefulness

Ira.

• § Ira = "watchful of a city"
• Ira, the name of three Israelites

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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.20.26

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עִירָא‎ proper name, masculine (see Sabean proper name, masculine ‎עיר‎ Hal¹⁵⁹); —

1. ‎כֹּהֵן‎ (q. v. 1) of David 2Sam 20:26 on possibly ident. with 2 b see Th Klo HPS, opposed to We Dr; Ειρας, ᵐ5^L Ιωδαε.

2. heroes of David (Ειρας, etc., ᵐ5^L Ιδεα, Οιαδ, etc.):
a. 2Sam 23:26 = 1Chr 11:28; 1Chr 27:9.
b. 2Sam 23:38 = 1Chr 11:40.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • David's priest, a Jairite.

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Ira the Jairite was a priest under King David (2Sa.20.26).

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.20.26;
• only referred to as Ira עִירָא.

Ira the Jairite served as a priest under King David, according to 2 Samuel 20:26. He is listed among David's officials at the end of a narrative describing the quelling of a rebellion against David. As a Jairite, Ira likely descended from Jair, who was from the tribe of Manasseh (Num.32.41, Deut.3.14). The text provides no further details about Ira's specific duties or tenure as a priest under David's reign.

All entries for Ira: עִירָא