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and alsoוְגַםIraעִירָאthe Jairiteהַיָּאִרִיwasהָיָהa priestכֹהֵןto David.לְדָוִד
2 Samuel 20:26
Study it in the app“and also Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 20:26, word by word
- Iraעִירָאira
Ira
Ira, the name of three men of David's time: Ira the Jairite, David's priest (2 Samuel 20:26), and two of his mighty men, Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa and Ira the Ithrite (2 Samuel 23:26, 38).
Where else “ira” appears- the Jairiteיָּאִרִיyairi
Jairite
Jairite: a descendant of Jair or of the place named after him. Ira, David's priest, is called this (2 Samuel 20:26).
Where else “yairi” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a priestכֹהֵןchohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “chohen” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
Translation note
“Priest”: the same word that 8:18 uses of David’s sons. The text does not explain what that office consisted of.
The context
25Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
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