חֵזִיר

Strong’s Definition

Chezir, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from the same as H2386 (חֲזִיר); perhaps protected;

KJV Usage

Hezir.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a priest in the time of david, leader of the 17th monthly course
• 2.one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with nehemiah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chêzîyr; Pronunciation: khay-zeer'