Ira — the meaning of the Hebrew name עִירָא

עִירָא

ʻÎyrâʼ · pronounced ee-raw' · Strong's H5896 · a man

Ira means wakefulness.

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עוּר ʻûwr (from, H5782) — to wake (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

from H5782; wakefulness; Ira, the name of three Israelites.

2Sam 20:26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. (KJV)

6 occurrences in 6 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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