Lexicon
עִירוּ
i.ru
H5900
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Iru

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i.ru is attested as a personal name among the sons of Caleb in a genealogical list.

The sole attestation presents the term as a proper noun naming one of Caleb's sons in a genealogical statement.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Caleb's family list · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 4:15, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause naming the sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh. The APB renders the list, “The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 4:15, the APB presents the term as “Iru” in a list of Caleb's sons.

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