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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6474
pa.a.ray — Paarai
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.35 § Paarai = "gaping" the Arbite, son of Ezbai and one of David's mighty warriors
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Opening of the Lord, “the Arbite,” one of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:35); called also Naarai, 1 Chr. 11:37.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
