Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “חֵזִיר”
Understanding Chêzîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
Hezir. - § Hezir = "swine" - Chezir, the name of two Israelites 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th mon...
H2387
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
חֵזִיר
Phonetickhay-zeer'
TransliterationChêzîyr
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hezir. - § Hezir = "swine" - Chezir, the name of two Israelites 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
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 24:15 | “The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,” Word: חֵזִיר (Chêzîyr) | |
| Nehemiah 10:20 | “Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,” Word: חֵזִיר (Chêzîyr) |