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Lexicon :: Strong's H2437 - ḥîrâ

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חִירָה
Transliteration
ḥîrâ
Pronunciation
khee-raw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָוַר (H2357) in the sense of splendour
Strong’s Definitions

חִירָה Chîyrâh, khee-raw'; from H2357 in the sense of splendor; Chirah, an Adullamite:—Hirah.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2437 in the following manner: Hirah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2437 in the following manner: Hirah (2x).
  1. Hirah = "a noble family"

    1. an Adullamite, the friend of Judah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִירָה Chîyrâh, khee-raw'; from H2357 in the sense of splendor; Chirah, an Adullamite:—Hirah.
STRONGS H2437: Abbreviations
הִירָה proper name, masculine (√ חור but meaning dubious) an Adullamite, friend of Judah Genesis 38:1, 12 (both J), Greek Version of the LXX Ειρας.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:1; 38:12

H2437

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2437 matches the Hebrew חִירָה (ḥîrâ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:1 - About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:12 - Some years later Judah’s wife died. After the time of mourning was over, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to supervise the shearing of his sheep.
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