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Zur

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6698

צוּר

tsur — Zur

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.15; father of: Cozbi (H3579) § Zur = "rock" 1) father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell 2) son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2114

זוּר

zur — be a stranger

1) to be strange, be a stranger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become estranged 1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle) 1a3) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton) 1b) (Niphal) to be estranged 1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2608

חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ

cha.nan.yah — Hananiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.28.1; son of: Azzur (H5809H) § Hananiah = "God has favoured" 1) the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord. See also, 'Shadrach' (H07714 or H07715) 2) one of the 14 sons of Heman and chief of the 16th course 3) a general in the army of King Uzziah 4) father of Zedekiah in the time of Jehoiakim 5) son of Azur, a Benjamite of Gibeon and a false prophet in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah 6) grandfather of Irijah, the captain of the ward at the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah on the charge of deserting to the Chaldeans 7) a head of a Benjamite house 8) son of Zerubbabel from whom Christ derived His descent also called 'Joanna' by Luke 9) one of the sons of Bebai who returned with Ezra from Babylon 10) a priest, one of the makers of the sacred ointments and incense, who built a portion of the wall of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah 11) head of the priestly course of Jeremiah in the days of Joiakim 12) ruler of the palace at Jerusalem under Nehemiah and also, along with Hanani, the Tirshatha's brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem 13) Two post exilic Israelites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5369

נֵר

ner — Ner

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.50; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732); father of: Abner (H0074) § Ner = "lamp" 1) son of Jehiel, father of Kish, and grandfather of king Saul 2) father of Abner, the uncle of Saul 2a) perhaps the same as 1

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7027

קִישׁ

qish — Kish

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732); father of: Saul (H7586G) Also named: Kis (Κίς "Kish" G2797) § Kish = "bent" 1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul 2) an ancestor of Mordecai 3) son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul 4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family 5) a Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5166

נְחֶמְיָה

ne.chem.yah — Nehemiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2 § Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts" 1) the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2) one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H32

אֲבִיחַ֫יִל

a.vi.ha.yil — Abihail

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.3.35; father of: Zuriel (H6700) § Abihail = "my father is might" 1) a Levite in Moses's time 2) a Gadite 3) father of Esther 4) wife of Abishur 5) wife of Rehoboam

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1583

גַּמְלִיאֵל

gam.li.el — Gamaliel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; son of: Pedahzur (H6301) § Gamaliel = "reward of God" son of Pedahzur and the leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the wilderness

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H468

אֱלִיצוּר

e.li.tsur — Elizur

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.5; son of: Shedeur (H7707) § Elizur = "my God is a rock" or "Rock is God" a chief of Reuben in the wilderness

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6301

פְּדָהצוּר

pe.da.h.tsur — Pedahzur

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; father of: Gamaliel (H1583) § Pedahzur = "the Rock has ransomed" father of Gamaliel who was the chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6701

צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י

tsu.ri.shad.day — Zurishaddai

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.6; father of: Shelumiel (H8017) § Zurishaddai = "my rock is almighty" father of Shelumiel, the chief of the Simeonites at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7707

שְׁדֵיאוּר

she.de.ur — Shedeur

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.5; father of: Elizur (H0468) § Shedeur = "darter of light" father of Elizur, chief of the tribe of Reuben at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8017

שְׁלֻמִיאֵל

she.lu.mi.el — Shelumiel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.6; son of: Zurishaddai (H6701) § Shelumiel = "friend of God" son of Zurishaddai and prince of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4732

מִקְלוֹת

miq.lot — Mikloth

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.32; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I) and Zecher (H2144); father of: Shimeah (H8039) § Mikloth = "staves" 1) one of the sons of Jehiel, the father or prince of Gibeon by his wife Maachah; a Benjamite 2) leader of the 2nd division of David's army

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2115

זוּר

zur — to crush

1) (Qal) to press, squeeze, crush, press down and out 1a) to close up (of a wound)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H22

אֲבִיאֵל

a.vi.el — Abiel

Abiel = "El (God) is (my) father" Saul's grandfather, a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1; son of: Zeror (H6872C); married to Maacah (H4601N); father of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732); also called Jeiel (Ketiv: Jeuel; KJV: Jehiel) at 1Ch.9.35; Ner at 1Ch.8.33; 9.39;

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2970

יַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ

ya.a.zan.yah — Jaazaniah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.35.3; son of: Jeremiah (H3414N) § Jaazaniah = "Jehovah hears" 1) a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar 2) son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel 3) son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy 4) a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3579

כָּזְבִי

ko.ze.vi — Cozbi

A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.25.15; daughter of: Zur (H6698) § Cozbi = "my lie" a daughter of Zur, a chief of the Midianites, who was slain by Phinehas because of her adultery

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5809

עַזּוּר

az.zur — Azzur

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.17 § Azur or Azzur = "he that assists" 1) a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah 2) father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2144

זֶ֫כֶר

ze.kher — Zecher

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.31; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I) and Mikloth (H4732); also called Zechariah at 1Ch.9.37; Also named: ze.khar.yah (זְכַרְיָהוּ "Zechariah" H2148x) § Zacher = "remembrance" a Gibeonite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2521

חֶלְקַת הַצֻּרִים

chel.qat hats.tsu.rim — Helkath-hazzurim

§ Helkath-hazzurim = "field of swords" a place near the pool of Gibeon where Ishbosheth's men were killed by David's men under Joab

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5802

עַזְבּוּק

az.buq — Azbuk

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.16; father of: Nehemiah (H5166I) § Azbuk = "strong devastation" father of Nehemiah, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, and a repairer of the walls of Jerusalem under another Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6700

צוּרִיאֵל

tsu.ri.el — Zuriel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.3.35; son of: Abihail (H0032) § Zuriel = "my rock is God" son of Abihail and chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the exodus

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Historical dictionary entry

Rock. (1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites defeated and put to death (Num. 31:8). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:30).

Scripture references

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

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