H5893: עִיר
ʻÎyr · pronounced eer · “Ir”
Definition
Ir, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Ir.
Word origin: the same as H5892 (עִיר);
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.12;
father of: Shuppim (H8206), Huppim (H2650), Maacah (H4601M)
§ Ir = "belonging to a city"
son of Bela and father of Huppim and Shuppim
father of: Shuppim (H8206), Huppim (H2650), Maacah (H4601M)
§ Ir = "belonging to a city"
son of Bela and father of Huppim and Shuppim
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5893 is translated
- ir ×2
Bible verses with H5893 (ʻÎyr)
ʻîyr appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 10:11
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
- 1 Chronicles 7:12
Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.