פַּשְׁחוּר

pash.churProper Noun (Masculine)H6583

Pashhur

From: probably from H6582 (פָּשַׁח); liberation;

Short Definition

Pashchur, the name of four Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Malchijah (H4441H); father of: Zechariah (H2148X) § Pashur = "freedom" 1) a priest, son of Malchiah and one of the chief princes in the reign of king Zedekiah of ) 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 ) 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

11 times

Appears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
6
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 9:12
  • Ezra 2:38
  • Jeremiah 20:2
  • Jeremiah 20:6
  • Jeremiah 38:1

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