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ʿazbūq עַזְבּוּק ‘Azbuk’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿaz עַז ‘strong’ and the root of būqā בּוּקָה ‘emptiness’
Roots: עז בוקה

ʿazbūq pr n m pers
Azbuk = "strong devastation"
1) father of Nehemiah, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, and a repairer of the walls of Jerusalem under another Nehemiah

Mentioned in Nehemiah 3:16

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