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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Hirah:

liberty; anger

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Hirah:

hi'-ra (chirah; Septuagint Eiras): A native of Adullam, and a "friend" of Judah (Ge 38:1,12). The Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) both describe him as Judah's "shepherd."

Nave's Topical Bible

Hirah: An Adullamite

Gen 38:1, 12

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hirah:

(a noble race) an Adullamite, the friend of Judah (Genesis 38:1; 38:12 and see Genesis 38:20).