H2387G

חֵזִיר

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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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חֵזִיר proper name, masculine (compare inscription in RA^{1867, plural 7}, Dr^{Sm xxiii}; Nö^{ZMG 1886, 162 'pointing} — ֵ֯ to avoid offence;' but Nbr^{Acad. 1887, Dec. 17} compare Talmud & ᵑ7 (חַזּוּרָא, חֵיזוּר, חֲזוּרָא etc.) pomegranate (and apple; Syriac , ), compare בְּנֵי רִמּוֺן 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 4:5; 2Sam 4:9) —

1. a priest of 17th course (assigned to David's time) 1Chr 24:15 ᵐ5 Χηξειν (16th, v1Chr 24:14), but A Ιεξειρ, ᵐ5^L Χηξειρ.

2. one of those sealed Neh 10:21 ᵐ5 Ηξειρ, ᵐ5^L Αξηρ.

1 occurrence

I Chronicles 24:15