חִירָה
chira · Hirah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2437 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chira (חִירָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hirah”.
A friend of Judah from the town of Adullam.
How to say it
chi·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
- Genesis 38:1
It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a man, an Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
- Genesis 38:12
Many days passed, and the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and when Judah was comforted, he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and Hirah his friend the Adullamite.