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Hirah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(noble). An Adullamite (Gen. 38:1,12,20¹And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. (Genesis 38:1)
¹²And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. (Genesis 38:12)
²⁰And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. (Genesis 38:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

An Adullamite, a friend of the patriarch Judah (Gen. 38:12¹²And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. (Genesis 38:12)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2437 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chiyrah

Phonic:

khee-raw’

Meaning:

from 2357 in the sense of splendor; Chirah, an Adullamite

KJV Usage:

Hirah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

paleness: hollowness

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A noble race; liberty:―an Adullamite, the friend of Judah, Gen. 38:1. {Genus nobile}