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Azel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H682

אָצֵל

a.tsel — Azel

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Binea (H1150); brother of: Raphah (H7498) and Eleasah (H0501H); father of: Azrikam (H5840H), Bocheru (H1074), Ishmael (H3458I), Sheariah (H8187), Obadiah (H5662J) and Hanan (H2605H) § Azel = "reserved" n pr m (CLBL) a Benjamite descendant of Saul and Jonathan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3458

יִשְׁמָעֵאל

yish.ma.el — Ishmael

A man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Hagar (H1904); half-brother of: Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Ishmael = "God will hear" 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5662

עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ

o.vad.yah — Obadiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.18.3 § Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah" 1) the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel 1a) the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom 2) father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David 3) a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah 4) chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel 5) a descendant of David 6) a chief of the tribe of Issachar 7) a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul 8) a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun 9) a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag 10) a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 11) a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra 12) a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah 13) one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 13a) perhaps the same as 12

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2605

חָנָן

cha.nan — Hanan

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.23; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Canan or Hanan = "he is merciful" 1) one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin 2) last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul 3) son of Maachah, one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 5) one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law 6) one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 7) another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 8) son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ? 9) son of Igdaliah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H501

אֶלְעָשָׂה

el.a.sah — Eleasah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.39; son of: Helez (H2503H); father of: Sismai (H5581) § Elasah or Eleasah = "God has made" 1) a descendant of Judah, son of Helez 2) a priest of Pashur's line with a foreign wife during Ezra's time 3) Shaphan's son, Zedekiah's servant 4) a descendant of Benjamin, son of Rapha, father of Azel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5840

עַזְרִיקָם

az.ri.qam — Azrikam

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.23; son of: Neariah (H5294); brother of: Elioenai (H0454B) and Hizkiah (H2396H) § Azrikam = "help against the enemy" 1) son of Neariah and descendant of Zerubbabel of the royal line of Judah 2) a Benjamite, eldest son of Azel and descendant of Saul 3) a Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah in the time of Nehemiah 4) governor of the palace of king Ahaz of Judah and victim of murder by Zichri

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6636

צְבֹיִים

tse.vo.im — Zeboiim

§ Zeboim or Zeboiim = "gazelles" one of the 5 cities in the plain which included Sodom and Gomorrah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5799

עֲזָאזֵל

a.za.zel — Azazel

1) entire removal, scapegoat 1a) refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people 1b) meaning uncertain Azazel

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GREEK · G1393

Δορκάς

Dorkas — Dorcas

Δορκάς, -άδος, ἡ (δορκάς, a gazelle), Dorcas, also called Ταβειθά, which see: Act.9:36, 39.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1074

בֹּֽכְרוּ

bo.khe.ru — Bocheru

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38; son of: Azel (H0682A); brother of: Azrikam (H5840H), Ishmael (H3458I), Sheariah (H8187), Obadiah (H5662J) and Hanan (H2605H) § Bocheru = "firstborn" a Benjamite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1150

בִּנְעָא

bin.a — Binea

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Moza (H4162H); father of: Raphah (H7498), Eleasah (H0501H) and Azel (H0682A) § Binea or Bineah = fountain a descendant of Jonathan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6204

עׇרְפָּה

or.pah — Orpah

A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.4; married to Chilion (H3630) § Orpah = "gazelle" a Moabite woman, wife of Chilion, the son of Naomi, and sister-in- law of Ruth

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7498

רָפָא

ra.pah — Raphah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Binea (H1150); brother of: Eleasah (H0501H) and Azel (H0682A); also called Rephaiah at 1Ch.9.43; Also named: re.pha.yah (רְפָיָה "Rephaiah" H7509K) § Rapha = "tall" 1) son of Binea and a descendant of Saul 2) son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8187

שְׁעַרְיָה

she.ar.yah — Sheariah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38; son of: Azel (H0682A); brother of: Azrikam (H5840H), Bocheru (H1074), Ishmael (H3458I), Obadiah (H5662J) and Hanan (H2605H) § Sheariah = "valued by Jehovah" a Benjamite of the family of Saul, one of the 6 sons of Azel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1788

דִּישֹׁן

di.shon — ibex

1) a clean animal, 1a) pygarg, a kind of antelope or gazelle 1b) perhaps mountain goat 1c) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2169

זֶ֫מֶר

ze.mer — mountain goat

1) mountain sheep, mountain goat, moufflon, gazelle, chamois (meaning uncertain) 1a) a certain animal allowed as food (specific species uncertain) 1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6232

עֵ֫שֶׁק

e.sheq — Eshek

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Binea (H1150); brother of: Raphah (H7498) and Azel (H0682A); father of: Ulam (H0198H), Jeush (H3266I) and Eliphelet (H0467J); also called Eshek at 1Ch.8.39; Another name of el.a.sah (אֶלְעָשָׂה "Eleasah" H0501H) § Eshek = "oppressor" a Benjamite, late descendant of Saul

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6753

הַצְּלֶלְפּוֹנִי

tse.lel.po.ni — Hazzelelponi

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.3; daughter of: Hur (H2354); sister of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hazelelponi = "facing the shade" sister of the sons of Etam in the genealogies of Judah

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Historical dictionary entry

Noble, a descendant of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43, 44).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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