Lexical Summary ir: waking or wakeful one Original Word: עִירTransliteration: ir Phonetic Spelling: (eer) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: waking or wakeful one Meaning: waking or wakeful one Strong's Concordance watcher (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to uwr; a watcher, i.e. An angel (as guardian) -- watcher. see HEBREW uwr Brown-Driver-Briggs H5894. ir עִיר noun masculine waking, or wakeful, one, i.e. angel (√עיר, compare Syriac wake, waking (PS2843), Jewish-Aramaic עִיר, Late Hebrew עֵיר adjective awake); — absolute ׳ע Daniel 4:10; 4:20; plural absolute עִירִין 4:14; Aq Symm. ἐγρήγορος; compare CharlesEnoch i. 5; xxxix. 12; also p. 356 Dron the passage; doubtful is the connection with Phoenician Zophesemim (EusebPraep. Evang. 10), i.e. שמים צפי watchers of heaven, as keeping watch over or spying out (ZimKAT 3. 629 JeremAtim Licht d. AO 63). עֵלָּא עַל, see עלה. עִלָּה see I. עלל. |
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