Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #2387 - חֵזִיר
Transliteration
Chêzîyr
Phonetics
khay-zeer'
Origin
from the same as (H2386)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Hezir = "swine"
- a priest in the time of David, leader of the 17th monthly course
- one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
BSB (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
CSB (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
ESV (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
KJV (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
LEB (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
LSB (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
N95 (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
NAS (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (2)
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
חֵזִיר proper name, masculine (compare inscription in RA1867, plural 7, Dr Sm xxiii; Nö ZMG 1886,162 'pointing — ֵ֯ to avoid offence;' but Nbr Acad. 1887, Dec. 17 compare Talmud & ᵑ7 (חַזּוּרָא, חֵיזוּר, חֲזוּרָא etc.) pomegranate (and apple; Syriac 
, 
), compare בְּנֵי רִמּוֺן 2 Samuel 4:2,5,9) —
, ), compare בְּנֵי רִמּוֺן 2 Samuel 4:2,5,9) — 1 a priest of 17th course (assigned to David's time) 1 Chronicles 24:15; ᵐ5 Χηξειν (16th, 1 Chronicles 24:14), but A Ιεξειρ,ᵐ5 L Χηξειρ.
2 one of those sealed Nehemiah 10:21; ᵐ5 Ηξειρ,ᵐ5 L Αξηρ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
חֵזִיר (“swine”), [Hezer], pr.n. m. 1 Chronicles 24:15; Nehemiah 10:21.
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List of Word Forms
חֵזִֽיר׃ חזיר׃ לְחֵזִיר֙ לחזיר cheZir ḥê·zîr ḥêzîr lə·ḥê·zîr lecheZir ləḥêzîr
