Nehemiah 10:17

Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
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אָטֵ֥ר
אָטֵ֥ר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Ater")
Dictionary form: אָטֵר · aw-TARE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: ater
of ater ×4 ater ×1
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Ater — Standard transliteration; preferred in modern Bible translations.
Ater (gatekeeper clan) — Adds context when referring to the gatekeeping family.
Ater (Hezekiah's line) — Distinguishes the ancestral group linked to Hezekiah.

BDB358 H333

BDB357 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB359

אָטֵר proper name, masculine (binder?) a chief of Jews Ezra 2:16; Ezra 2:42; Neh 7:21; Neh 7:45; Neh 10:18.

ater
ʾāṭēr
binder
Ater, the name of three Israelites
  • an exiled descendant of Hezekiah
  • "an exiled Levite porter (perhaps same as 1)"a chief Israelite who sealed Nehemiah's covenant

חִזְקִיָּ֖ה
חִזְקִיָּ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hizkijah")
Dictionary form: חִזְקִיָּה · hidz-kih-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hizkijah
hezekiah ×51 and hezekiah ×17 of hezekiah ×6 did hezekiah ×2 it and hezekiah ×2 let hezekiah ×2 thee and hezekiah ×2 was hezekiah ×2
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Hezekiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Hizkiah — Closer to Hebrew; use in scholarly or literal translations.
Hizkijah — Alternate form; matches some Hebrew manuscript traditions.

BDB2688 H2396 H3169

BDB2687 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2689

חִזְקִיָּ֫הוּ, חִזְקִיָּה, יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ, יְחִזְקִיָּה proper name, masculine (׳י hath strengthened, ׳י stengtheneth; = Assyrian –aza‡i
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, SchrCOT on 2Kgs 18:1ff., JägerBAS i, 469; compare proper name יחזק on seal GannJAs 1883 Feb. — Mar., 134 No. 7; — on formative see LagBN 134) —

1. ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, son of Ahaz, King of Judah, seldom חִזְקִיָּה 2Kgs 18:1; 2Kgs 18:10; 2Kgs 18:14 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 18:15; 2Kgs 18:16 (twice in verse), also ׳אַנְשֵׁי ח Prov 25:1 ; elsewhere in 2 Kings (except Prov 20:10) חִזְקִיָּהוּ: Prov 16:20; Prov 18:9 + 34 t., 2 Ki 18-21 || Isa 36:1 + 31 t., Isa 36-39; also Jer 26:18; Jer 26:19; 1Chr 3:13; 2Chr 29:18; 2Chr 29:27; 2Chr 30:24; 2Chr 32:15 in Chronicles use. יְחִזְקִיָּחוּ 1Chr 4:41; 2Chr 28:27 + 35 t. 2 Chron 29-33; also 2Kgs 20:10; Jer 15:4, and in title Isa 1:1 יִחִזְקִיָה Hos 1:1; Mic 1:1 (if י in these three be not text error for וְ).
2. חִזְקִיָּה great-great-grandfather of prophet Zephaniah Zeph 1:1, ᵐ5 τοῦ Εξεκιου, perhaps =
1.
3. ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), חִזְקִיָּה man of royal Davidic line 1Chr 3:23 probably near time of Char.
4. יְחִזְקִיָּה, ᵐ5 Εξεκια(ς), head of a family of returned exiles Ezra 2:16 = חִזְקִיָּה Neh 7:21, compare also ׳ח Neh 10:18.
5. יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ ᵐ5 Εξεκιας, an Ephraimite, Ahaz's time 2Chr 28:12.

hezekiah, hizkiah, hizkijah
ḥizqiyyâ
Jehovah is my strength
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
  • 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
  • "great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet"son of Neariah, a descendant of David"head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah

עַזּֽוּר
עַזּֽוּר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Azzur")
Dictionary form: עַזּוּר · adz-ZOOR

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: azzur
of azur ×2 azzur ×1
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Azzur — Standard modern spelling; use in most translations.
Azur — Alternate spelling; matches some modern Bible versions.
Azzur ben [father's name] — Use when context requires distinguishing individuals.

BDB5975 H5809

BDB5974 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5976

עַזּוּר and (once) עַזֻּר proper name, masculine Αζωρ, Εζερ Ιαζερ:

1. father of Hananiah Jer 28:1.

2. עַזֻּר Ezek 11:1
3. a chief of people Neh 10:18.

azur, azzur
ʿazzûr
he that assists
Azzur, the name of three Israelites
  • a Benjamite of Gibeon, father of the false prophet Hananiah
  • "father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophecy

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אָטֵ֥ר חִזְקִיָּ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break עַזּֽוּר Silluq — end of the verse

אָטֵר חִזְקִיָּה עַזּֽוּר׃
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Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,