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ʿazrīqām עַזְרִיקָם ‘Azrikam’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿēzer עֵ֫זֶר ‘helper’ and active participle of qāmāy קָמָי ‘-Kemai / to arise’
Roots: עזר קום

ʿazrīqām pr n m pers
Azrikam = "help against the enemy"
1) son of Neariah and descendant of Zerubbabel of the royal line of Judah
2) a Benjamite, eldest son of Azel and descendant of Saul
3) a Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah in the time of Nehemiah
4) governor of the palace of king Ahaz of Judah and victim of murder by Zichri

Mentioned in Nehemiah 11:15 1 Chronicles 8:38, 9:44, 3:23, 9:14 2 Chronicles 28:7

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