Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile.
Harhur
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:51.
חַרְחוּרHarhur
The name means “made warm.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Harhur Written by AI
Harhur is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as Nethinim, who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The Nethinim were assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Harhur's descendants were among the 392 Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel, as recorded in the lists found in Ezra and Nehemiah. No further information about Harhur is provided in the Bible. (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Fever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:51
the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
- Nehemiah 7:53
the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.