H5896 H5896
Ira, a proper name borne by David's priest and two of his elite warriors (the 'mighty men').
Ira (עִירָא) is a proper masculine name, possibly related to the noun עִיר ('donkey-colt') or the Sabaean name element עיר. Three men bear this name, all in David's inner circle: Ira the Jairite, who served as David's priest or chief minister (2 Sam 20:26); Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, one of David's thirty mighty men (2 Sam 23:26 = 1 Chr 11:28; cf. 1 Chr 27:9); and Ira the Ithrite, another of the thirty (2 Sam 23:38 = 1 Chr 11:40). The Septuagint renders the name as Eiras, and English, Spanish, and French all transliterate it simply as 'Ira.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper masculine name designating three men in David's administration and military elite. The most distinctive bearer is Ira the Jairite, called David's כֹּהֵן — a term debated as meaning either 'priest' or 'chief advisor' (2 Sam 20:26). The other two are warriors among David's famous 'thirty': Ira the Tekoite (2 Sam 23:26 = 1 Chr 11:28) and Ira the Ithrite (2 Sam 23:38 = 1 Chr 11:40). All translations — English, Spanish, French, German — render the name identically as 'Ira,' reflecting its simple phonology. 6×
AR["عِيرَا"]·ben["ঈরা"]·DE["Ira", "[עירא]"]·EN["Ira"]·FR["Ira", "[עירא]"]·heb["עירא"]·HI["ईरा"]·ID["Ira"]·IT["Ira", "[עירא]"]·jav["Ira"]·KO["이라", "이라는"]·PT["Ira"]·RU["Ира"]·ES["Ira"]·SW["Ira"]·TR["İra"]·urd["عیرا"]
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
† עִירָא n.pr.m. (v. Sab. n.pr.m. עיר Hal169);— 1. כֹּהֵן (q.v. 1) of David 2 S 20:26; on poss. ident. with 2 b v. Th Klo HPS, opp. We Dr; Ειρας, 𝔊L Ιωδαε. 2. heroes of David (Ειρας, etc., 𝔊L Ιδαε, Οιαδ, etc.): a. 2 S 23:26 = 1 Ch 11:28; 1 Ch 27:9. b. 2 S 23:38 = 1 Ch 11:40.