BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5836
ez.ri — Ezri
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.26; son of: Chelub (H3620H) § Ezri = "help of Jehovah" son of Chelub and superintendent of king David's farm labourers
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1439
gid.on — Gideon
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; son of: Joash (H3101); father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at Jdg.6.32; 7.1; 8.29,35; 9.1,2,5,16,19,24,28,57; 1xJerubbesheth at 2Sa.11.21; § Gideon = "hewer" youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites
37 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H33
a.vi ha.ez.ri — Abiezrite
Someone descended from Abiezer, a man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.30; son of: Gilead (H1568H); brother of: Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928), Shemida (H8061) and Hepher (H2660A); also called Iezer (KJV: Jeezer) at Num.26.30; Group of a.vi.e.zer (אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר "Abiezer" H0044I) § Abiezrite = "my father is help" one of the family of Abiezer, a descendant of Joseph's son, Manasseh
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3620
ke.luv — Chelub
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.11; brother of: Shuhah (H7746); father of: Mehir (H4243) § Chelub = "caged" 1) a descendant of Judah 2) father of Ezri, one of David's officers
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1511
giz.ri — Girzite
Someone descended from Girzit(?), only mentioned at 1Sa.27.8 § Gezrites = "a piece: a portion (as cut off)" 1) inhabitants of Gezer Gerizites = "the cutters off" 2) inhabitants of Mt Gerizim?
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Help of Jehovah, the son of Chelub. He superintended, under David, those who “did the work of the field for tillage” (1 Chr. 27:26).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
