HebrewH8494Proper Noun (Masculine)
תִּירָ֑ס
ti.ras
“Tiras”
2Occurrences
H8494Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Tiras, a son of Japheth
probably of foreign derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Meshech (H4902) § Tiras = "desire" son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
תִּירָ֑ס appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:5BSB
The sons of Japheth:Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:2BSB
The sons of Japheth:Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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