Lexical Definition
פַּשְׁחוּר Pashchûwr (pash-khoor') Pashhur N:N-M-P
probably from פָּשַׁח; liberation
Pashur.
- § Pashur = "freedom"
- Pashchur, the name of four Israelites
1) a priest, son of Malchiah and one of the chief princes in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah
2) a priest, son of Immer, chief governor of the temple, and the one who struck and then put the prophet Jeremiah into the stocks in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah
3) son of Malchijah, father of Zechariah, and ancestor of Adaiah who did the work of the temple in the time of Nehemiah. Probably same as 1
4) father of Gedaliah; probably the same as 1
5) head of a family of returned exiles
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| פַשְׁח֔וּר | Pashhur | Ezra.2.38 • Neh.7.41 |
| פַּשְׁח֖וּר | Pashhur | 1Chr.9.12 • Neh.11.12 |
| פַּשְׁח֑וּר | Pashhur | Ezra.10.22 |
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12
- son of: Malchijah (מַלְכִּיָּה)
- father of: Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
פַּשְׁחוּר proper name, masculine Πασχωρ, Φα(δα)σσουρ etc.:
1. Jer 20:1; Jer 20:2; Jer 20:3 (twice in verse); Jer 20:6.
2. Jer 21:1; Jer 38:1b Neh 11:12, compare 1Chr 9:12.
3. Neh 10:4*.
4. father of one Gedaliah Jer 38:1a.
5. head of post-exile family Ezra 2:38 = Neh 7:14; Ezra 10:22. compare MeyEntstehung 169 f.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 9:12 |
| Ezra | 2:38 · 10:22 |
| Nehemiah | 7:14 · 10:4* · 11:12 |
| Jeremiah | 20:1 · 20:2 · 20:3 · 20:6 · 21:1 · 38:1 |
Profile
Male • Returned priest • Head of a priestly family that returned from exile
Levite living at the time of Exile and Return
Pashhur, the ancestor of a priestly family that returned from Babylonian exile.
- A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12;
- only referred to as Pashhur פַּשְׁחוּר;
- a son of Malchijah מַלְכִּיָּה;
- father of Zechariah זְכַרְיָה.
Pashhur was the ancestor of a priestly family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. In Ezra 2:38 and Nehemiah 7:41, the descendants of Pashhur are listed among the priests who returned to Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 9:12 mentions Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, as one of the priests who settled in Jerusalem. Nehemiah 11:12 also lists Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, among the priests living in Jerusalem. In Ezra 10:22, descendants of Pashhur are named among those who had married foreign women, which was a violation of the Law. The Pashhur family was one of the important priestly clans in the post-exilic community in Judah.
All entries for Pashhur: פַּשְׁחוּר