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עִיר
ir
H5893
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Ir

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ir is used as a proper name in a genealogy, identified as the father of Shuppim and Huppim.

The attested use is a proper name: in 1 Chronicles 7:12, Ir is named as the father of Shuppim and Huppim.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a genealogical statement · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun. In 1 Chronicles 7:12, the APB renders the clause “Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir,” identifying Ir through a father-son relationship.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 7:12, the APB presents the name as “Ir” in the statement that Shuppim and Huppim were his sons.

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