H8494: תִּירָס
Tîyrâç · pronounced tee-rawce' · “Tiras”
Definition
Tiras, a son of Japheth
KJV translates it as: Tiras.
Word origin: probably of foreign derivation;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
son of: Japheth (H3315);
brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Meshech (H4902)
§ Tiras = "desire"
son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
son of: Japheth (H3315);
brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Meshech (H4902)
§ Tiras = "desire"
son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8494 is translated
- tiras ×2
Bible verses with H8494 (Tîyrâç)
Tîyrâç appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.