חִירָה

chi.rahHirah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2 occurrences1 book2 verses
This is the name of Hirah: Judah's Adullamite friend.

Definition

from H2357 in the sense of splendor; Chirah, an Adullamite
Traditional renderings: Hirah.

Glossary entries

Hirah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Genesis 38:1חִירָֽה׃ · Hirah
    About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
  2. Genesis 38:12וְחִירָ֛ה · Hirah
    After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.