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Hezrai(hezro)

חֶצְרַי / חֶצְרוֹ/HEZ-rye/

“Enclosed or courtyard”

Summary

Hezrai (also called Hezro) was a Carmelite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors.

☩David's Warrior

Hezrai (or Hezro) the Carmelite was one of David's elite guard known as "the thirty." His designation "the Carmelite" indicates he was from Carmel in Judah (near where Nabal lived), not Mount Carmel in the north. The name appears as Hezrai in 2 Samuel and Hezro in 1 Chronicles, representing variant spellings of the same name.

Key verses:2 Samuel 23:351 Chronicles 11:37

Related Verses2 mentions

2 Samuel· 1 verse

23:35

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

11:37

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hezrai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Hezrai," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hezrai," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  4. 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hezrai," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).