Lexical Definition

‎עַזּוּר‎ ʻAzzûwr (az-zoor') Azzur ^N:N-M-P
or עַזֻּר ʻAzzur (az-zoor'); from ‎עָזַר‎; helpful

Azur, Azzur.

• § Azur or Azzur = "he that assists"
• Azzur, the name of three Israelites

1) a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah
2) father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy

See Greek: Ἀζώρ

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezk.11.1
• father of: Jaazaniah (יַאֲזַנְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עַזּוּר‎ and (once) ‎עַזֻּר‎ proper name, masculine Αζωρ, Εζερ Ιαζερ:

1. father of Hananiah Jer 28:1.

2. ‎עַזֻּר‎ Ezek 11:1

3. a chief of people Neh 10:18*.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Jaazaniah • Father of the wicked prince Jaazaniah.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Azzur was the father of Jaazaniah, one of the wicked princes Ezekiel saw in a vision.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezk.11.1;
• only referred to as Azzur עַזּוּר;
• father of Jaazaniah יַאֲזַנְיָה.

Azzur is mentioned in Ezekiel 11:1 as the father of Jaazaniah, one of the twenty-five men Ezekiel saw in a vision at the entrance of the temple gate. These men are described as "princes of the people" and are portrayed as wicked leaders who were giving bad advice and plotting violence in Jerusalem. Ezekiel was brought to them in the vision to prophesy against them and announce the Lord's judgment on their evil plans. The text notes that another man named Pelatiah died as Ezekiel was prophesying, confirming the seriousness of God's message. Azzur is not directly accused of wrongdoing but is identified to specify which Jaazaniah was being condemned.

All entries for Azzur: עַזּוּר

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• Jaazaniah (child)