King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H5894
Transliteration: ir
Phonetic Spelling: (eer)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: waking or wakeful one
Meaning: waking or wakeful one
Word Summary
ir: waking or wakeful one
Original Word: עִירTransliteration: ir
Phonetic Spelling: (eer)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: waking or wakeful one
Meaning: waking or wakeful one
Strong's Concordance
watcher (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to uwr; a watcher, i.e. An angel (as guardian) -- watcher.
see HEBREW uwr
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5894. ir
עִיר noun masculine waking, or wakeful, one, i.e. angel (√עיר, compare Syriac wake, waking (PS2843), Jewish-Aramaic עִיר, Late Hebrew עֵיר adjective awake); — absolute ׳ע Daniel 4:10; 4:20; plural absolute עִירִין 4:14; Aq Symm. ἐγρήγορος; compare CharlesEnoch i. 5; xxxix. 12; also p. 356 Dron the passage; doubtful is the connection with Phoenician Zophesemim (EusebPraep. Evang. 10), i.e. שמים צפי watchers of heaven, as keeping watch over or spying out (ZimKAT 3. 629 JeremAtim Licht d. AO 63).
עֵלָּא עַל, see עלה. עִלָּה see I. עלל.