עִיר ʻîyr

Hebrew · Strong's H5894 · pronounced eer · used 3 times in 3 verses

Meaning

a watcher, i.e. an angel (as guardian)

In the King James Version: watcher.

Derivation: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H5782 (עוּר);

Daniel 4:13 As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Daniel 4:17 This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
Daniel 4:23 And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’