Dictionaries :: Ahira

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ahira:

brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Num 1:15; 2:29).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ahira:

brother of iniquity; brother of the shepherd

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ahira:

a-hi'-ra ('achira‘, "brother of evil," or, "my brother is evil"): A man of Naphtali, contemporary with Moses. He is five times mentioned as the son of Enan. He was the representative of his tribe who assisted Moses in the census (Nu 1:15). He was the hereditary "prince" of the tribe; he made the tribal offering (Nu 2:29; 7:78; compare Nu 7:83), and was commander of the tribal host when on the march (Nu 10:27).

Nave's Topical Bible

Ahira: Captain of the Tribe of Naphtali

Num 1:15; 2:29; 7:78-83; 10:27

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ahira:

(brother of evil, i.e. unlucky) Chief of the tribe of Naphtali (Numbers 1:15; 2:29; 7:78; 7:83; 10:27).