ʻÊzer — H5829

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ezer, the name of four Israelites

1. Ezer = "treasure"
2. father of Hushah of the sons of Hur
3. a Gadite chief who fought with David
4. a Levite who aided in repairing the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Ezer

Origin

the same as H5828

• Same as ʻêzer (H5828)

Occurrences

ʻÊzer occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (2)

• 1 Chronicles 4:4 — And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer (וְעֵ֖זֶר) the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
• 1 Chronicles 12:9 — Ezer (עֵ֖זֶר) the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
• Nehemiah 3:19 — And next to him repaired Ezer (עֵ֧זֶר) the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
• Nehemiah 12:42 — And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer (וָעָ֑זֶר). And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.