Ezer
אֵ֫צֶרStrong’s H0687etser (e-tser)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Etser is the Hebrew word usually translated “ezer”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21
How it's translated
- ezer 3
- and ezer 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- 1 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:27The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
- Genesis 36:30Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
- 1 Chronicles 1:38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:42The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
Hebrew dictionary
אֵ֫צֶר etser · Ezer
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Bilhan (H1092), Zaavan (H2190), Akan (H3292) § Ezer = "treasure" a chief of the Horites
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.