King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2437
Transliteration: Chirah
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-raw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: a friend of Judah
Meaning: Hirah -- a friend of Judah
Word Summary
Chirah: a friend of Judah
Original Word: חִירָהTransliteration: Chirah
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-raw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: a friend of Judah
Meaning: Hirah -- a friend of Judah
Strong's Concordance
Hirah From chavar in the sense of splendor; Chirah, an Adullamite -- Hirah.
see HEBREW chavar
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2437. Chirah
הִירָה proper name, masculine (√ חור but meaning dubious) an Adullamite, friend of Judah Genesis 38:1, 12 (both J), ᵐ5 Ειρας.
חוּרָם see חִירָם below אחה אַח, above.
II. חור (√ of following; compare Arabic bend, turn, incline, of man be weak, Lane820c, hollow, depressed ground between hills).