Lexical Definition

‎קוֹץ‎ Qôwts (kotse) Koz ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎קוֹץ‎

Koz, Hakkoz (including the article).

• § Koz = "thorn"
• Kots, the name of two Israelites

1) a descendant of Judah
2) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.61

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎קוֺץ‎

proper name, masculine 1. name in Judah 1Chr 4:8, Kings Κωε, Κως.

2. ‎׳‎‎הַקּ‎: priest 1Chr 24:10, Κως,, A ᵐ5^L Ακκως; Ezra 2:61 = Neh 7:63; Neh 3:4; Neh 3:21, Ακ(κ)ους, ‐ως.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Returned priest • A post-exilic priest whose descendants were excluded from the priesthood.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hakkoz was a priest whose descendants were unable to prove their priestly lineage after the Babylonian exile.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.61;
• only referred to as Hakkoz קוֹץ.

Hakkoz is mentioned in Ezra 2:61 and Nehemiah 7:63 as one of the priests who returned from the Babylonian exile. However, when the genealogies of the priests were examined, the descendants of Hakkoz were unable to prove their priestly lineage. As a result, they were considered unclean and were excluded from serving as priests. The governor ordered them not to eat from the most holy things until a priest with the Urim and Thummim could resolve the matter. The Urim and Thummim were sacred objects used to determine the will of God. The fact that the descendants of Hakkoz could not provide clear genealogical records suggests that their priestly lineage may have been lost or compromised during the exile.

All entries for Hakkoz: קוֹץ