Lexical Definition

‎חֵזִיר‎ Chêzîyr (khay-zeer') Hezir ^N:N-M-P
from the same as ‎חֲזִיר‎; perhaps protected

Hezir.

• § Hezir = "swine"
• Chezir, the name of two Israelites

1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course
2) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.20

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֵזִיר‎ proper name, masculine (compare inscription in RA^{1867, plural 7}, Dr^{Sm xxiii}; Nö^{ZMG 1886, 162 'pointing} — ‎ֵ֯‎ to avoid offence;' but Nbr^{Acad. 1887, Dec. 17} compare Talmud & ᵑ7 (‎חַזּוּרָא‎, ‎חֵיזוּר‎, ‎חֲזוּרָא‎ etc.) pomegranate (and apple; Syriac , ), compare ‎בְּנֵי רִמּוֺן‎ 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 4:5; 2Sam 4:9) —

1. a priest of 17th course (assigned to David's time) 1Chr 24:15 ᵐ5 Χηξειν (16th, v1Chr 24:14), but A Ιεξειρ, ᵐ5^L Χηξειρ.

2. one of those sealed Neh 10:21* ᵐ5 Ηξειρ, ᵐ5^L Αξηρ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • A priest who sealed the covenant.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hezir was one of the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah to follow the Law of God.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.20;
• only referred to as Hezir חֵזִיר.

Hezir is mentioned in Nehemiah 10:20 as one of the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and the people of Israel to follow the Law of God. This covenant was made after the completion of the wall of Jerusalem and the public reading of the Law. The priests, along with the Levites and leaders of the people, pledged to keep God's commandments, to avoid intermarriage with foreigners, and to support the temple and its services. Hezir's inclusion in this list indicates that he was a prominent priest during the time of Nehemiah and was committed to the spiritual renewal of the nation.

All entries for Hezir: חֵזִיר