Bocheru
בֹּכְרוּ/BOH-keh-roo/
“The firstborn is he; or youth”
Summary
A descendant of King Saul through the line of Jonathan, listed among the sons of Azel in the Benjamite genealogy.
☩Identity
Bocheru was one of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of King Saul through Jonathan and Merib-baal (Mephibosheth). His name appears twice in Chronicles in parallel genealogical lists of the tribe of Benjamin. The Septuagint translates the name as 'his firstborn,' suggesting the Hebrew text may be corrupt.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 8:381 Chronicles 9:44
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bocheru," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Bocheru," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).