Pashhur
Pashhur
PASHHUR.1. A son of Malchiah, a prince of Juda in the time of Jeremiah (Jer 21:1), who was opposed to the prophet (Jer 38:1-13). Perhaps he is the father of Gedaliah (Jer 38:1), and likely identical with Pashhur, mentioned in 1Ch 9:12, Neh 11:12, as the ancestor of Adalah. 2. The son of Immer, a Temple official and priest, who caused Jeremiah to be beaten and put in the stocks after he had predicted the fall of Jerusalem. The prophet told him his name was not Pashhur (probably peace, lit. staying on every side) but Magormissabib (terror [or perhaps wandering] round about), and added that he would die in Babylon (Jer 20:1-6). Perhaps he was the father of Gedaliah (Jer 38:1). 3. The father of the Gedaliah mentioned in Jer 38:1, and may be either 1 or 2, or neither. 4. The head of a priestly family, the sons of Pashhur mentioned in Ezr 2:38, Neh 7:41, Ezr 10:22, 1Es 5:25 (Phassurus) 1Es 9:22 (Phaisur). 5. A priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah, probably identical with 4, or used of the clan as a whole (Neh 10:3).
W. F. Boyo.