Hirah
Hirah was an Adullamite who was a close friend of Judah, the son of Jacob.
The name Hirah means “liberty; anger”
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Summary
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 38:1; only referred to as Hirah (חִירָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חִירָהHirah
Mentions
- About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
- 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.