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Ahira

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(unlucky). A chief of Naphtali (Num. 1:15¹⁵Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. (Numbers 1:15)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Enan, and captain of the tribe of Naphtali (Num. 1:15¹⁵Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. (Numbers 1:15); Num. 2:29²⁹Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. (Numbers 2:29); Num. 7:78,83⁷⁸On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: (Numbers 7:78)
⁸³And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. (Numbers 7:83); Num. 10:27²⁷And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. (Numbers 10:27)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

299 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Achiyra`

Phonic:

akh-ee-rah’

Meaning:

from 251 and 7451; brother of wrong; Achira, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Ahira

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

brother of evil

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Joining of the fellowship; brother of evil:―an Israelite, Num. 1:15. {Coniunctio consociationis}