Pôkereth Tsᵉbâyîym — H6380

Definition

masculine proper noun

Pokereth-Tsebajim, one of the 'servants of Solomon'

1. Pochereth of Zebaim = "here the cutting off"
2. a servant of Solomon whose descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Pochereth of Zebaim

Origin

from the active participle (of the same form as the first word) feminine of an unused root (meaning to entrap) and plural of H6643; trap of gazelles

• Derived from Tsᵉbîy (H6643)

Occurrences

Pôkereth Tsᵉbâyîym occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

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

• Ezra 2:57 — The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim (פֹּכֶ֥רֶת), the children of Ami.
• Nehemiah 7:59 — The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth (פֹּכֶ֥רֶת) of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
• Nehemiah 7:59 — The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim (הַצְּבָיִ֖ים), the children of Amon.