2 Samuel 23:38

עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
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עִירָא֙
עִירָא֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Ira")
Dictionary form: עִירָא · ee-RAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: ira
ira ×4 and ira ×1 was ira ×1
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Ira — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.
Iyra — Closer transliteration, highlighting Hebrew pronunciation.
Eera — Phonetic rendering emphasizing the long first vowel.

BDB6043 H5896

BDB6042 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6044

עִירָא proper name, masculine (see Sabean proper name, masculine עיר Hal159); —

1. כֹּהֵן (q. v. 1) of David 2Sam 20:26 on possibly ident. with 2 b see Th Klo HPS, opposed to We Dr; Ειρας, ᵐ5L Ιωδαε.
2. heroes of David (Ειρας, etc., ᵐ5L Ιδεα, Οιαδ, etc.):
  a. 2Sam 23:26 = 1Chr 11:28; 1Chr 27:9.
  b. 2Sam 23:38 = 1Chr 11:40.

ira
ʿîrāʾ
watchful of a city
Ira, the name of three Israelites
  • the Jairite, one of David's great officers
    • "one of David's mighty warriors"a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors

הַ יִּתְרִ֔י
הַ
Prefix — article the
יִּתְרִ֔י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("An ithrite")
Dictionary form: יִתְרִי · yit-REE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: an ithrite
an ithrite ×2 the ithrite ×2 the ithrites ×1
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Ithrite — Standard proper gentilic; use for individual or group.
member of the Ithrite clan — Clarifies tribal/clan identity for general readers.
Ithrite descendant — Emphasizes lineage when genealogical context is key.

BDB3858 H3505

BDB3857 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3859

יִתְרִי adjective, of a people, always with article הַיִּתְרִי 2Sam 23:38, ᵐ5 Αιθειραιος, etc.; v2Sam 23:38, ᵐ5 Εθθεναιος, ᵐ5L Ιεθεμ; read perhaps הַיַּתִּירִי Th Klo Kit Bu; = 1Chr 11:40 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Ηθηρει, Ιεθ(ε)ρι, etc.; collective 1Chr 2:53, ᵐ5 Αιθαλειμ, ᵐ5L Εθρι.

ithrite, ithrites
yitrî
a remnant, excellence
a Jithrite or descendant of Jether
  • a descendant of Jether

גָּרֵ֖ב
גָּרֵ֖ב
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Gareb")
Dictionary form: גָּרֵב · ɡaw-RABE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: gareb
gareb ×3
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Gareb — Standard transliteration; use for proper noun contexts.
scabby — Reflects likely etymological meaning; use in descriptive contexts.
itching — Alternative sense of the root; skin-condition imagery.

BDB1731 H1619

BDB1730 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1732

גָּרֵב

1. proper name, masculine (compare Palmyrene proper name, masculine גריבא Vog141) one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:38 = 1Chr 11:40.
2. proper name, of a location (compare Sabean proper name, of a location גרבם HalNo. 379, 382) only in גִּבְעַת גָּרֵב Jer 31:39 hill of Gareb, apparently close to Jerusalem on the southwest compare Gf; see also Hi Che.

גַּרְגַּר, גַּרְגְּרוֺת see below גרר.

gareb
gārēb
scabby
Gareb, the name of an Israelite, also of a hill near Jerusalem
  • (n pr m) one of the heroes of David's army
    • "(n pr loc) a hill near Jerusalem, apparently southwest

הַ יִּתְרִֽי
הַ
Prefix — article the
יִּתְרִֽי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("An ithrite")
Dictionary form: יִתְרִי · yit-REE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: an ithrite
an ithrite ×2 the ithrite ×2 the ithrites ×1
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Ithrite — Standard proper gentilic; use for individual or group.
member of the Ithrite clan — Clarifies tribal/clan identity for general readers.
Ithrite descendant — Emphasizes lineage when genealogical context is key.

BDB3858 H3505

BDB3857 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3859

יִתְרִי adjective, of a people, always with article הַיִּתְרִי 2Sam 23:38, ᵐ5 Αιθειραιος, etc.; v2Sam 23:38, ᵐ5 Εθθεναιος, ᵐ5L Ιεθεμ; read perhaps הַיַּתִּירִי Th Klo Kit Bu; = 1Chr 11:40 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Ηθηρει, Ιεθ(ε)ρι, etc.; collective 1Chr 2:53, ᵐ5 Αιθαλειμ, ᵐ5L Εθρι.

ithrite, ithrites
yitrî
a remnant, excellence
a Jithrite or descendant of Jether
  • a descendant of Jether

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
עִירָא֙ Pashta — a lesser break הַיִּתְרִ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break גָּרֵ֖ב Tipeha — a lesser break הַיִּתְרִֽי Silluq — end of the verse

עִירָא הַיִּתְרִי גָּרֵב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃
38
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:53

וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת קִרְיַת יְעָרִים הַיִּתְרִי וְהַפּוּתִי וְהַשֻּֽׁמָתִי וְהַמִּשְׁרָעִי מֵאֵלֶּה יָֽצְאוּ הַצָּרְעָתִי וְהָאֶשְׁתָּאֻֽלִֽי׃
53
And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

2 Samuel 20:26

וְגַם עִירָא הַיָּאִרִי הָיָה כֹהֵן לְדָוִֽד׃
26
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

1 Chronicles 11:40

עִירָא הַיִּתְרִי גָּרֵב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃
40
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
2 Samuel 23:37
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