English
Ira
Ira comes from Hebrew עִירָא.
- Hebrew1880s–presentעִירָא'ira
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Ira
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentעִירָא'ira
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Ira
Earliest quotation: 2011, Ali Smith, There but for the: “So is Ira Gershwin something to do with the…”
Every English word from Hebrew עִירָא
Today it means
name A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew עִירָא / Ira