Hezir
חֵזִירStrong’s H2387chezir (che-zir)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chezir is the Hebrew word usually translated “hezir”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,”
Meaning
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course
- One of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course
- One of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
How it's translated
- to hezir 1
- hezir 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
חֵזִיר chezir · 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 chezir · 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
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.