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, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.38

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 warrior • One of David's Thirty warriors, an Ithrite.

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Ira the Ithrite was one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors (2Sa.23.38, 1Ch.11.40).

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.38;
• only referred to as Ira עִירָא.

Ira the Ithrite is listed as one of King David's Thirty mighty warriors in 2 Samuel 23:38 and 1 Chronicles 11:40. The Thirty were an elite group of soldiers who fought valiantly for David. Ira is identified as an Ithrite, indicating he likely came from the clan of Jether, who was a descendant of Esau's son Eliphaz (Gen.36.26).

All entries for Ira: עִירָא