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Azzur

az'-ur (`azzur, "helpful"):

(1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (Jer 28:1).

(2) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Neh 10:17).

(3) The father of Jaazaniah, "one of" the princes of the people who gave wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem (Ezek 11:1). the King James Version has "Azur" for (1) and (3), but the Hebrew form of (3) is `azur.

Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.