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ʿīrāʾ עִירָא ‘Ira’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿūr עוּר ‘to rouse’
Roots: עור

ʿīrāʾ pr n m pers
Ira = "watchful of a city"
1) the Jairite, one of David's great officers
2) one of David's mighty warriors
3) a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:26, 20:26, 23:38 1 Chronicles 11:28, 27:9, 11:40

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