2 Samuel 20:26:22 Sam.20.26.W2TAB
עִירָא֙
ira
“Ira”
- Transliteration
- i-RA
- Extended
- ih-RAA
- IPA
- /ʕiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ira
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-RA
- sentence
ve-GAM i-RA ha-ya-i-RI ha-YA ko-HEN le-da-VID
Exegesis
The phrase Ira {עִירָא | ʿî-rāˀ} hayāʼîrî {הַיָּאִרִי | hay-yā-ʾî-rî} functions as a nominal subject with the definite article marking lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ y r
“watchful, vigilant”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:26
And also Ira the Jairite was priest to David.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 20:26, so the Hebrew word עִירָא֙ (ira) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.20.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.26.W2.S1) and character.