H0299 H0299
Ahira; a personal name meaning 'my brother is evil/a friend,' borne by a chief of the tribe of Naphtali.
The name of the leader who represented the tribe of Naphtali during the wilderness census and march. Ahira son of Enan appears in the highly structured Numbers narratives: the census (Num 1:15), the camp arrangement (Num 2:29), the tabernacle dedication offerings (Num 7:78, 83), and the march order (Num 10:27). The name is rendered identically as 'Ahira' across English, Spanish, French, and German, reflecting its transparent transliteration from the Hebrew.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Ahira ('my brother is evil' or possibly 'my brother is a friend'), designating the son of Enan who served as tribal chief of Naphtali during the wilderness period. All five occurrences are in Numbers, tied to the organization of Israel's camp and worship: the census roster (Num 1:15), tribal encampment positions (Num 2:29), the dedication offerings on the twelfth day (Num 7:78, 83), and the marching order (Num 10:27). Every translation tradition renders this name identically. 5×
AR["أَخِيرَعَ", "أَخِيرَعُ"]·ben["অহীর", "অহীরা", "অহীরার"]·DE["Ahira"]·EN["Ahira"]·FR["Ahira"]·heb["אחירע"]·HI["अहीरा"]·ID["Ahira"]·IT["Aira"]·jav["Ahira"]·KO["아히라"]·PT["'Achira'"]·RU["Ахира", "Ахиры"]·ES["Ahira"]·SW["Ahira"]·TR["Ahira", "Ahira'nın"]·urd["اخیرع"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲחִירַע n.pr.m. (my brother is evil) a chief of Naphtali Nu 1:15; 2:29 7:78, 83; 10:27.