ʻAzzûwr — H5809
H5809 · Hebrew — עזור
Pronunciation: az-zoor'
Other spellings: ʻAzzur עַזֻּר
Definition
masculine proper noun
Azzur, the name of three Israelites
- Azur or Azzur = "he that assists"
- a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah
- father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy
Usually translated as
Azur, Azzur
Origin
or ʻAzzur; from H5826; helpful
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
ʻAzzûwr occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)
- Nehemiah 10:17 — Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur (עַזּֽוּר),
- Jeremiah 28:1 — And 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 (עַזּ֨וּר) 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 11:1 — Moreover 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 (עַזֻּ֛ר), and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.