עִירָא
ira · Ira
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5896 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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ira (עִירָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “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).
How to say it
i·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 20:26
and also Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.
- 2 Samuel 23:26
Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite;
- 2 Samuel 23:38
Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;
- 1 Chronicles 11:28
Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; Abiezer the Anathothite;
- 1 Chronicles 11:40
Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;
- 1 Chronicles 27:9
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.