Tîyrâç — H8494

Definition

masculine proper noun

Tiras, a son of Japheth

1. Tiras = "desire"
2. son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

Usually translated as

Tiras

Origin

probably of foreign derivation

Occurrences

Tîyrâç occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 10:2 — The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras (וְתִירָֽס).
• 1 Chronicles 1:5 — The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras (וְתִירָֽס).