Lexical 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). |
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