Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5809
עַזּוּר
az.zur · “Azzur”
Used 3 times across 3 books
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.17
§ Azur or Azzur = "he that assists"
1) a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah
2) father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy
§ Azur or Azzur = "he that assists"
1) a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah
2) father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy
Where it appears
Nehemiah1
Jeremiah1
Ezekiel1
In the text
Nehemiah 10:18Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,Jeremiah 28:1And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,Ezekiel 11:1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
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