| Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia POCHERETH-HAZZEBAIM pok'-e-reth, po'-ke-reth, po-ke'-reth, -ha-ze-ba'-im (pokhereth hatstsebhayim (Ezra 2:57), or pokhereth ha-tsebhayim (Nehemiah 7:59), "binder (feminine) of the gazelles"): Name of the head of a post-exilic family. The first word is a feminine Kal participle; compare qoheleth ("preacher"), the Hebrew title of the Book of Eccl. BDB suggests that the feminine is that of office. King James Version has "Pochereth of Zebaim" in Ezra, but Ryle (Cambridge Bible, 235) notes that "of" is not in the 1611 edition | Multi-Version Concordance Pochereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences) Ezra 2:57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami. (See JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS) Nehemiah 7:59 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon. (See JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS) |