זַכּוּר
zak.kur
Zaccur
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Zakkur: A Hebrew Personal Name Based on the lexical data provided, Zakkur (זַכּוּר) is a Hebrew proper noun appearing three times in the biblical text. As a personal name rather than a common word, it functions as a identifier for specific individuals in the biblical narrative rather than conveying a meaning through root etymology or semantic range. The limited frequency of occurrence—only three instances—indicates that Zakkur was not a particularly prominent figure in biblical history, or alternatively, that individuals bearing this name appeared in limited textual contexts. Without access to the specific biblical passages in which this name appears, the lexical data alone does not reveal the identity, significance, or roles of those named Zakkur, nor does it establish whether these three occurrences refer to one person mentioned multiple times or to distinct individuals. In the context of biblical Hebrew onomastics, Zakkur functions as a nominal designator, preserving the identity of specific persons within the historical and genealogical record of scripture. The name's appearance, though infrequent, marks it as part of the biblical naming tradition, though the data provided does not clarify its broader cultural or religious significance.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
1 Chronicles 25:10the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
1 Chronicles 25:2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.