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Seorim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8188

שְׂעֹרִים

se.o.rim — Seorim

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.8 § Seorim = "barley" a priest in the time of David in charge of the 4th course of service

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Historical dictionary entry

Barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr. 24:8).

Scripture references

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

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