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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.3

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 Mey^{Entstehung 169 f}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Pashhur, one of the priests who sealed the covenant in Nehemiah's time.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.3;
• only referred to as Pashhur פַּשְׁחוּר.

Pashhur was a priest who was among those who sealed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah, according to Nehemiah 10:3. The covenant was a commitment to follow the Law of God, including regulations about marriage, Sabbath observance, and financial support of the temple. As a priest, Pashhur would have had a significant role in the religious life of the community and in teaching and upholding the Law.

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