International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Azzur

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Azzur


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az´ur עזּוּר, ‛azzūr, “helpful”:

(1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah ().

(2) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon ().

(3) The father of Jaazaniah, “one of” the princes of the people who gave wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem ( f). the King James Version has “Azur” for (1) and (3), but the Hebrew form of (3) is עזר, ‛azuř.