- Original: עירא - Transliteration: `Iyra' - Phonetic: ee-raw' - Definition: Ira = watchful of a city 1. the Jairite, one of David's great officers 2. one of David's mighty warriors 3. a Tekoite, son of Ikkesh, and another of David's mighty warriors - Origin: from H5782 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H5782 ; wakefulness; Ira the name of three Israelites: - Ira. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • Ira, 6 2 Samuel 20:26; 2 Samuel 23:26; 2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 11:40; 1 Chronicles 27:9