2 Samuel 23:38:12 Sam.23.38.W1TAB
עִירָא֙
ira
“Ira”
- Transliteration
- i-RA
- Extended
- ih-RAA
- IPA
- /ʕiˈraː/
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
i-RA ha-yit-TRI ga-REV ha-yit-TRI
Exegesis
The proper noun Ira {עִירָא֙ | ʿî-rāʾ} and the proper noun Gareb {גָּרֵ֖ב | gā-rêḇ} are each modified by the gentilic adjective ha-yitri {הַיִּתְרִ֔י | hay-yîṯ-rî}, which carries the definite article to denote specific clan affiliation. Hebrew asyndeton omits a conjunction before the second name, so English supplies “and” to reflect coordination.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־א
“watchful, vigilant”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:38
Ira the Ithrite and Gareb the Ithrite .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:38, 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.23.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.38.W1.S1) and character.