H2437: חִירָה
Chîyrâh · pronounced khee-raw' · “Hirah”
Definition
Chirah, an Adullamite
KJV translates it as: Hirah.
Word origin: from H2357 (חָוַר) in the sense of splendor;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.1
§ Hirah = "a noble family"
an Adullamite, the friend of Judah
§ Hirah = "a noble family"
an Adullamite, the friend of Judah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2437 is translated
- was hirah ×1
- hirah ×1
Bible verses with H2437 (Chîyrâh)
Chîyrâh appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 38:1
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
- Genesis 38:12
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.