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H2387 חֵזִיר (Chêzîyr) khay-zeer'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Hezir

Biblical Persons & Places

Hezir Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.15; only referred to as Hezir (חֵזִיר).
Hezir Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.20; only referred to as Hezir (חֵזִיר).

Strong's Definition

Chezir, the name of two Israelites

Derivation: from the same as H2386 (חֲזִיר); perhaps protected;

KJV Usage: Hezir.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Hezir = "swine"
1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course
2) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵזִיר (che.zir) — Hezir. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.15 § Hezir = "swine" 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course 2) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

חֵזִיר (che.zir) — Hezir. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.20 § Hezir = "swine" 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course 2) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name

Names of People

Hezir = man; ◄ tribe of Levi; ► family head in charge of a division of priests; time of David

1CH 24:15

Names of People

Hezir = man; ► after exile

NEH 10:21

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵזִיר n.pr.m. a priest of the 17th course (assigned to David’s time)

one of those sealed

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Bible Occurrences (2)

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