H1221H

בֶּ֫צֶר

be.tserN:N-M-P

Bezer

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.37; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress" 1) son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher 2) a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. בֶּ֫צֶר (fortress) —

1. proper name, of a location city in Reuben (MI בצר) Deut 4:43; Josh 20:8; 1Chr 6:63.
2. proper name, masculine person a descendant of Asher 1Chr 7:37.


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