Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #5894 - עִיר ir

Original Word:	עִיר
Transliteration:	ir
Phonetic Spelling:	(eer)
Definition:	waking or wakeful one
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

watcher

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to uwr; a watcher, i.e. An angel (as guardian) -- watcher.

see HEBREW uwr

Englishman's Concordance

1) waking, watchful, wakeful one, watcher, angel
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from a root corresponding to H5782
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2907

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עִירnoun masculinewaking, or wakeful, one, i.e. angel (√עיר, compare Syriac

wake,

waking (PS²⁸⁴³), Jewish-Aramaic עִיר, Late Hebrew עֵיר adjective awake); — absolute ׳עDaniel 4:10; Daniel 4:20; plural absolute עִירִיןDaniel 4:14; Aq Symm. ἐγρήγορος; compare Charles^{Enoch i. 5}; xxxix. 12; also p. 356 Dr^{on the passage}; doubtful is the connection with Phoenician Zophesemim (Euseb^{Praep. Evang. 10}), i.e. צפי שמיםwatchers of heaven, as keeping watch over or spying out (Zim^{KAT 3. 629} Jerem^{Atim Licht d. AO 63}).

עַל, עֵלָּא see עלה. עִלָּה see I. עלל.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5894. עִיר (ir) — 3 Occurrences

Daniel 4:13
HEB:מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י וַאֲלוּ֙ עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֔ישׁ מִן־
NAS: and behold, an [angelic] watcher, a holy one,
KJV: and, behold, a watcher and an holy one
INT: my bed and behold an watcher A holy from

Daniel 4:17
HEB: בִּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִירִין֙ פִּתְגָמָ֔א וּמֵאמַ֥ר
NAS: is by the decree of the [angelic] watchers And the decision
KJV: [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand
INT: the decree of the watchers sentence command

Daniel 4:23
HEB:חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָּ֡א עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת ׀
NAS: saw an [angelic] watcher, a holy one,
KJV: saw a watcher and an holy one
INT: saw the king an watcher A holy descending

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