Lexical Definition

‎זַכּוּר‎ Zakkûwr (zaw-koor') Zaccur ^N:N-M-P
from ‎זָכַר‎; mindful

Zaccur, Zacchur.

• § Zaccur or Zacchur = "mindful"
• Zakkur, the name of seven Israelites

1) father of Shammua, the Reubenite spy
2) a Simeonite of the family of Mishma
3) a Merarite Levite, son of Jaaziah
4) son of Asaph the singer
5) the son of Imri who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall
6) a Levite, or family of Levites, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
7) a Levite whose son or descendant Hanan was one of the treasurers over the treasuries appointed by Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.2
• son of: Imri (אִמְרִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זַכּוּר‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ζακχυρ, Ζακχουρ, etc.: —

1. a Reubenite Num 13:4 (P).

2. a Simeonite 1Chr 4:26.

3. Levites:
a. 1Chr 24:27.
b. an Asaphite 1Chr 25:2 (Σακχους), v1Chr 25:10 (Ζαχχουθ), Neh 12:35 (Ζακχουρ), compare ‎זִכְרִי‎ above 3 c. c. Neh 10:13* compare Neh 13:13

4. companion of Ezra, Ezra 8:14 Qr (Kt ‎זבוד‎, compare above).

5. contemporary of Nehemiah, Neh 3:2.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned builder • Son of Imri, helped rebuild Jerusalem's wall

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Zaccur, son of Imri, participated in rebuilding a section of Jerusalem's wall.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.2;
• only referred to as Zaccur זַכּוּר;
• a son of Imri אִמְרִי.

Zaccur, the son of Imri, is mentioned in the account of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah's leadership. He is listed among the people who worked on repairing the wall after the Babylonian exile. Zaccur and the men of Jericho built the section next to the portion completed by the high priest Eliashib and his fellow priests. Zaccur's participation in the wall's restoration demonstrates the community-wide effort to rebuild and fortify Jerusalem after the return from exile.

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• Imri (father)