i.ra is a proper name used to identify men by family, place, or office in biblical lists and notices.

The term is consistently a proper name in notices and lists of men: it identifies the son of Ikkesh, an Ithrite, and a Jairite, with one named bearer assigned over a division and another described as priest to David.

1. Personal name in identifications and lists · dominant

   All six occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and place the form in identifying phrases. In 1 Chronicles 11:28 and 2 Samuel 23:26, the APB renders "Ira son of Ikkesh" among named men; in 1 Chronicles 11:40 and 2 Samuel 23:38 it renders "Ira the Ithrite." In 1 Chronicles 27:9, the named man is over the sixth month and a division, while 2 Samuel 20:26 names a Jairite as priest to David.

   1 Chronicles 11:281 Chronicles 11:401 Chronicles 27:92 Samuel 20:262 Samuel 23:262 Samuel 23:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the form as "Ira," then distinguishes the named person with descriptors such as "son of Ikkesh," "the Ithrite," or "the Jairite." These accompanying descriptions should not be treated as separate renderings of the term itself.