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Pashhur
Biblical Persons & Places
Pashhur
Levite living at the time of Exile and Return
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;
father of Zechariah.
Pashhur
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.20.1;
referred to as Pashhur (פַּשְׁחוּר), or Terror on Every Side (KJV= Magor-missabib) (מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב).
Pashhur
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.21.1;
only referred to as Pashhur (פַּשְׁחוּר);
a son of Malchiah.
Pashhur
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1a;
only referred to as Pashhur (פַּשְׁחוּר);
father of Gedaliah.
Pashhur
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.3;
only referred to as Pashhur (פַּשְׁחוּר).
Strong's Definition
Pashchur, the name of four Israelites
Derivation: probably from H6582 (פָּשַׁח); liberation;
KJV Usage: Pashur.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Pashur = "freedom"
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12;
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 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פַּשְׁחוּר
pashchûr
BDB Definition:
Pashur = freedom
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from H6582
Total KJV Occurrences: 14