Ahira

This article is about the Biblical character. For the former name of the Syrian village, see al-Ariqah.

Ahira (Hebrew: אֲחִירַע ’Ăḥîra‘, meaning Brother of evil or unlucky or my brother is friend) is a Hebrew Bible character. He was a son of Enan and chosen to be chief of the tribe of Naphtali, one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel during The Exodus. (Numbers 1:15; 2:29)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Ahira". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.