A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.1 § Hirah = "a noble family" an Adullamite, the friend of Judah
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chi.rah · Hirah · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 38:1 · חִירָֽה׃And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name is Hirah;Genesis 38:12 · וְחִירָ֛הAnd the days are multiplied, and the daughter of Shuah, Judah’s wife, dieth; and Judah is comforted, and goeth up unto his sheep-shearers, he and Hirah his friend the Adullamite, to Timnath.