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2 Samuel 20

2 Sam. 20:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Ira
`Iyra' (Hebrew #5896)
wakefulness; Ira, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Ira.
Pronounce: ee-raw'
Origin: from 5782
also the Jairite
Ya'iriy (Hebrew #2972)
a Jairite or descendant of Jair
KJV usage: Jairite.
Pronounce: yaw-ee-ree'
Origin: patronymically from 2971
was ζa chief ruler
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
about David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
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Ira.
Ithrite.
Jairite.
chief ruler.
or, prince.
The Hebrew is {cohen ledawid,} which might be rendered, a priest of David; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic.
The Chaldee has {rav,} a chief or prince:
probably he was a kind of domestic chaplain or seer to the king.

J. N. Darby Translation

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and Ira also, the Jairite, was David’s chief ruler.