Lexicon
גִּזְבָּר
giz.bar
H1490
A:N-M Hebrew

treasurer

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Hebrew
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giz.bar denotes officials addressed by the king to carry out Ezra's requests.

The attested use identifies a group of officials whom King Artaxerxes commands to carry out whatever Ezra requests.

Senses in use

  1. Officials ordered to execute Ezra's requests · dominant

    In Ezra 7:21, the determined masculine plural form names the group addressed in King Artaxerxes' decree; the APB renders the clause "to all the treasurers who are beyond the river" and commands them to carry out Ezra's requests exactly.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 7:21, the APB presents the group as "treasurers" addressed by the king. This rendering is confirmed by the decree's address rather than treated as a complete lexical definition.

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