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Harhur

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2744

חַרְחוּר

char.chur — Harhur

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.51 § Harhur = "inflammation" head of a family returning from exile with Zerubbabel

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Historical dictionary entry

Fever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).

Scripture references

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

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