אֵ֫צֶר
e.tser
Ezer
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# H0687: אֵצֶר (ezer) – A Rare Hebrew Term The Hebrew word *ezer* appears only five times in the biblical text, making it one of the Bible's rarer lexical items. Based on the provided data alone, we can establish that it is a distinct lemma with its own lexical identity, though the specific definition and contextual range cannot be determined without access to the actual usage examples and definition content that would accompany a complete lexicon entry. The scarcity of this word's occurrence—just five instances across the entire Hebrew Bible—suggests it may have had limited application or been replaced by more common synonyms as Hebrew evolved. Words appearing this infrequently often either denote specialized concepts, regional variations, or terms that became obsolete during the biblical period. Without the specific definition provided in the lexicon source, we cannot determine which category *ezer* belongs to, but its rarity itself indicates this word occupied a specific niche in biblical Hebrew vocabulary rather than serving as a common, everyday term. To fully understand *ezer's* meaning and significance, one would need to examine the actual lexicon definition and the five biblical passages in which it appears, as these limited occurrences would be essential to determining its semantic range and theological or practical importance in biblical contexts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
Genesis 36:27These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
Genesis 36:30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
1 Chronicles 1:38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1 Chronicles 1:42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.