Lexical Definition

‎עֶזֶר‎ ʻEzer (eh'-zer) Ezer ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָזַר‎; help

Ezer. Compare ‎עֵזֶר‎.

• § Ezer = "treasure"
• Ezer, the name of two Israelites

1) son of Ephraim who was slain by inhabitants of Gath
2) a priest who helped at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.21
• son of: Ephraim (אֶפְרַיִם)
• brother of: Shuthelah (שׁוּתֶלַח), Becher (בֶכֶר), Tahan (תַּחַן), Elead (אֶלְעָד) and Beriah (בְּרִיעָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֶ֫זֶר‎

proper name, masculine 1. Ephraimite 1Chr 7:21, Εζερ.

2. ‎עָ֑זֶר‎, a priest, Neh 12:42, Ιεζουρ.

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