Ira
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈaɪɹə//
- //ˈirə//
A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
proper noun
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A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
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A male given name from Hebrew, mostly of American usage.
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An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa.
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An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
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A town in Cayuga County, New York.
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An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.
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A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
Etymology
From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".
proper noun
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A female given name from the Slavic languages.
Etymology
From the Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.
Ira · A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
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