HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4014
מִבְצָר
miv.tsar — Mibzar
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.42 § Mibzar = "fortress" one of the chiefs of Edom
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Mibzar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Fortress, one of the Edomitish “dukes” descended from Esau (Gen. 36:42; 1 Chr. 1:53).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.