Strong’s H5829 · Hebrew

עֵזֶר
ʻÊzer
ay'-zer

Definition

Ezer, the name of four Israelites

Etymology

the same as H5828 (עֵזֶר);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Ezer. Compare H5827 (עֶזֶר)

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What the first audience heard

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