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בַּרְזִלַּי

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Barzillai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.61 § Barzillai = "my iron" 1) a Gileadite leader who helped David defeat Absalom's rebellion 2) a priest, son-in-law to Barzillai the Gileadite 3) an Israelite from Mahalath whose son Adriel married Michal, Saul's daughter

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

בַּרְזִלַּי proper name, masculine (man of iron)

**no adjective from names of metals; perhaps Aramaic, and בַּר = son Nes^{ZPV xv.257; AJSL Apr. 1897. 173}. —

1. a Gileadite 2Sam 17:27; 2Sam 19:32; 2Sam 19:33; 2Sam 19:35; 2Sam 19:40; 1Kgs 2:7 בַּרְזִלָּי֑ 2Sam 19:34; Ezra 2:61 = Neh 7:63 בְּנֵי בַרְזִלַּי אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מִבְּנוֺת בַּרְזִלַּי הַגִּלְעָדִי וַיִּקָּרֵא עַלשְֿׁמָם, where 2nd Barzillai = above, & former is

2. a priest Ezra 2:61 = Neh 7:63, who adopted name בַּרְזִלַּי.

3. 2Sam 21:8 a Meholathite.

2 occurrences

Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)