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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Hirah

liberty; anger

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hirah

(a noble race), an Adullamite, the friend of Judah. (Genesis 38:1,12) and see Genesis38:20

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HIRAH

hi'-ra (chirah; Septuagint Eiras): A native of Adullam, and a "friend" of Judah (Genesis 38:1, 12). The Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) both describe him as Judah's "shepherd."

Strong's Hebrew

2437. Chirah -- a friend of Judah
... 2436, 2437. Chirah. 2438 . a friend of Judah. Transliteration: Chirah
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-raw') Short Definition: Hirah. ... Hirah. ...
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Library

Chapter xxxviii
... 1-5. And it came to pass at that time that Judah went down away from his brethren
and pitched his tent near a man of Adullam, whose name was Hirah. ...
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Thesaurus

Hirah (3 Occurrences)
...HIRAH. hi'-ra (chirah; Septuagint Eiras): A native of Adullam, and a "friend" of
Judah (Genesis 38:1, 12). ... Multi-Version Concordance Hirah (3 Occurrences). ...
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Adullamite (3 Occurrences)
... a-dul'-am-it: The gentilic adjective of ADULLAM, which see. It is used only of Judah's
friend Hirah (Genesis 38:1, 12, 20). Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Adullam (10 Occurrences)
... Adullam (10 Occurrences). Genesis 38:1 It happened at that time, that Judah went
down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. ...
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Hips (6 Occurrences)

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Friend (139 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT). Genesis 38:1 Now at that time, Judah went away
from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah. (BBE) ...
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Hiram (21 Occurrences)

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Visited (40 Occurrences)
... Genesis 38:1 It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and
visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. (WEB NAS). ...
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Judah's (18 Occurrences)
... of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went
up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite ...
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Timnath (9 Occurrences)
... of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went
up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite ...
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Timnah (12 Occurrences)
... Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers to Timnah, he and his friend
Hirah, the Adullamite. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Hirah (3 Occurrences)

Genesis 38:1 It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 38:12 After many days, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 38:20 Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Hirah

Hirah: An Adullamite

Related Terms

Adullamite (3 Occurrences)

Adullam (10 Occurrences)

Hips (6 Occurrences)

Friend (139 Occurrences)

Hiram (21 Occurrences)

Visited (40 Occurrences)

Judah's (18 Occurrences)

Timnath (9 Occurrences)