ʼĂchîyraʻ — H299

Definition

masculine proper noun

Achira, an Israelite

1. Ahira = "my brother is evil"
2. a chief of Naphtali

Usually translated as

Ahira

Origin

from H251 and H7451; brother of wrong

• Derived from ʼâch (H251)
• Derived from Raʻ (H7451)

Occurrences

ʼĂchîyraʻ occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (5)

• Numbers 1:15 — Of Naphtali; Ahira (אֲחִירַ֖ע) the son of Enan.
• Numbers 2:29 — Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira (אֲחִירַ֖ע) the son of Enan.
• Numbers 7:78 — On the twelfth day Ahira (אֲחִירַ֖ע) the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
• Numbers 7:83 — And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira (אֲחִירַ֖ע) the son of Enan.
• Numbers 10:27 — And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira (אֲחִירַ֖ע) the son of Enan.