H0687 H0687
Ezer — a Horite chief, son of Seir, whose name may mean 'treasure' or 'covenant.'
A proper name borne by a Horite clan chief listed among the sons of Seir in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1. The name likely derives from the root meaning 'to store up' or 'treasure,' though BDB also notes the Arabic cognate meaning 'covenant' or 'bond.' Ezer appears in Genesis 36:21 among the Horite chiefs of the land of Edom, with his own sons listed in 36:27, and his chieftainship confirmed in 36:30. The parallel passages in 1 Chronicles 1:38 and 1:42 reproduce the same genealogical data. English renders the name 'Ezer,' while Spanish uses 'Etser,' closer to the Hebrew pronunciation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Ezer (Hebrew 'Etser'), identifying a Horite chief descended from Seir in the pre-Israelite population of Edom. He appears in the Seir genealogy of Genesis 36:21 as one of the Horite sons of Seir, with his own descendants named in 36:27 and his chieftainship listed in 36:30. The parallel in 1 Chronicles 1:38, 42 reproduces the same lineage. The name may mean 'treasure' (from the root '-ts-r, to store up) or 'covenant/bond' (Arabic cognate). English 'Ezer' and Spanish 'Etser' reflect different transliteration traditions of the same Hebrew name. 5×
AR["أَيْصَرَ", "إيصِر", "وَ-أَيْصَرُ", "وَ-إيصِر"]·ben["এবং-এসের", "এসেরের", "এৎসরের", "ও-এৎসর"]·DE["Ezer", "Ezers", "[אצר]", "[ואצר]", "und-Ezer"]·EN["Etser", "Ezer", "and-Etser", "and-Ezer"]·FR["Ezer", "[אצר]", "[ואצר]", "et-Ezer"]·heb["אצר", "ו-אצר"]·HI["एसेर", "एसेर-के", "और-एसेर"]·ID["Ezer", "dan-Ezer"]·IT["Ezer", "[אצר]", "[ואצר]", "e-Ezer"]·jav["lan-Ézer", "lan-Ézèr", "Ézer", "Ézèr"]·KO["그-와-에셀", "그리고-에세르와", "에세르의", "에셀"]·PT["'Etser", "Etser", "e-'Etser", "e-Etser"]·RU["Эцер", "Эцера", "и-Эцер"]·ES["Etser", "y-Etser"]·SW["Eseri", "na-Eseri"]·TR["Etser", "Etser'in", "ve-Etser"]·urd["اور-ایصر", "ایصر", "ایصر-کے", "و-ایصر"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֵ֫צֶר n.pr.m. (treasure; or covenant Arabic إِصْرٌ ) a chief of the Horites Gn 36:21, 27, 30 1 Ch 1:38, 42.