Dict: smith - IR

smith:

IR - I>@ - (city). ( kjv@1Chronicles:7:12) IRI

IRA - I>@ - (watchful of a city). "The Jairite," named in the catalogue of David’s great officers. (2 Samuel 20:26) One of the heroes of David’s guard. (2 Samuel 23:38; kjv@1Chronicles:11:40) Another of David’s guard, a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh- (2 Samuel 23:26; kjv@1Chronicles:11:28) (B.C. 1046-1014.)

IRAD - I>@ - (fleet), son of Enoch; grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael. kjv@Genesis:4:18)

IRAM - I>@ - (belonging to a city), a leader of the Edomites, kjv@Genesis:36:43; kjv@1Chronicles:1:54) i.e. the chief of a family or tribe. No identification of him has been found.

IRI - I>@ - or Ir (belonging to a city), a Benjamite, son of Bela. ( kjv@1Chronicles:7:7 kjv@1Chronicles:7:12)

IRIJAH - I>@ - (seen by the Lord), son of Shelemiah, a captain in the ward, who met Jeremiah in the gate of Jerusalem called the "gate of Benjamin" accused him of being about to desert to the Chaldeans; and led him back to the princes. kjv@Jeremiah:37:13-14) (B.C. 589.)

IRNAHASH - I>@ - (serpent city), a name which, like many other names of places, occurs in the genealogical lists of Judah. ( kjv@1Chronicles:4:12)

IRON - I>@ - (pious), one of the cities of Naphtali, kjv@Joshua:19:38) hitherto totally unknown.

IRON - I>@ - is mentioned with brass as the earliest of known metals. kjv@Genesis:4:22) The natural wealth in iron of the soil of Canaan is indicated by describing it as a land whose stones are iron." (8:9) (Recent explorations have shown that iron ore is abundant in the northern part of Palestine.
ED.) The book of Job contains passages which indicate that iron was a metal well known. Sheet-iron was used for cooking utensils. kjv@Ezekiel:4:3) cf. Levi 7:9 That it was plentiful in the time of David appears from ( kjv@1Chronicles:22:3) The market of Tyre was supplied with bright or polished iron by the merchants of by Dan and Javan. kjv@Ezekiel:27:19) The Chalybes of the Pontus were celebrated as workers in iron in very ancient times. The product of their labor is supposed to be alluded to in kjv@Jeremiah:16:12) as being of superior quality. Specimens of Assyrian iron-work overlaid with bronze were discovered by Mr. Layard, and are now in the British Museum. Iron weapons of various kinds were found at Nimroud, but fell to pieces on exposure to the air.

IRPEEL - I>@ - (God heals), one of the cities of Benjamin. kjv@Joshua:18:27) No trace has yet been discovered of its situation.

IRSHEMESH - I>@ - (city of the sun), a city of the Danites kjv@Joshua:19:41) probably identical with Beth-shemesh.

IRU - I>@ - (watch), the eldest son of the great Caleb son of Jephunneh. ( kjv@1Chronicles:4:15) (B.C. 1451.)