Lexicon
יֵ֫צֶר
ye.tser
H3337
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Jezer

3
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

ye.tser is used as a proper name for a descendant of Naphtali in genealogical and clan lists.

The attested form is used consistently as the proper name of a descendant of Naphtali: in family lists and in a clan enumeration connected with that name.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Naphtali’s line · dominant

    All three occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 46:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:13, the form occurs among Naphtali’s sons; the APB renders the lists with “Jezer.” In Numbers 26:49, it stands before the notice of a clan identified as “the Jezerites.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Jezer” in each verse. In Numbers 26:49 it also renders the following clan designation as “the Jezerites”.

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