fire; light
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
IRI.See Ir.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
1Ch_7:7; 1Ch_7:12. IRI or IRIJAH. Son of Shelemiah, "captain of the ward"; met Jeremiah at the Jerusalem "gate of Benjamin," accused him of deserting to the Chaldees, and brought him to the princes (Jer_37:13-14). The death of Hananiah Iri's grandfather, for false prophecy, was foretold by Jeremiah; the grandson now takes his revenge (Jer_28:16).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
I'ri. Iri or Ir. (belonging to a city). A Benjamite, son of Bela. 1Ch_7:7; 1Ch_7:12.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
ı̄?rı̄ (עירי, ‛ı̄rı̄). See IR; URIAS.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Iri
(Heb. I-i', עַירַי, citizen; Sept. Οὐρί, Vulg. Urai), the last-named of the five sons of Bela, son of Benjamin (1Ch_7:7). B.C. between 1856 and 1658. See IR.
I'RI also appears in the A.Vers. of the Apocrypha (1Es_8:62) as tne name (Οὐρία v.r. Οὐρί, Vulg. Jorus) of the father of the priest Marmoth; evidently the URIAH SEE URIAH (q.v.) of Ezr_8:33.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.