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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(city). A Benjamite (1 Chron. 7:12¹²Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. (1 Chronicles 7:12)). Iri (1 Chron. 7:7⁷And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. (1 Chronicles 7:7)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Apparently a son of Aher, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 7:12¹²Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. (1 Chronicles 7:12)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5893 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Iyr

Phonic:

eer

Meaning:

the same as 5892; Ir, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Ir

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a city

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Flowing together; city:―a Benjamite [IRI], 1 Chron. 7:12. {Confluentia}