Lexical Definition

‎פַּשְׁחוּר‎ Pashchûwr (pash-khoor') Pashhur N:N-M-P
probably from ‎פָּשַׁח‎; liberation

Pashur.

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

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
פַּשְׁח֔וּר Pashhur Jer.38.1

Extended Information

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 • Father of Gedaliah • Son of Gedaliah, an official who opposed Jeremiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Pashhur, the son of Gedaliah, one of the officials who opposed Jeremiah.

Pashhur son of Gedaliah was one of the officials who heard Jeremiah prophesying that the people should surrender to the Babylonians, according to Jeremiah 38:1. Along with other officials, he urged King Zedekiah to put Jeremiah to death for demoralizing the soldiers and the people with his message. This Pashhur is only mentioned in this one verse and is distinct from the priest Pashhur son of Malchiah who is mentioned in the same passage.

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