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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 - At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:12 - After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep, and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him.
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