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Izhar

Izhar

יִצְחַר yits.char

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Izhar (Hebrew: יִצְהָר, yits.har) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a Levite. In 2024 it was given to 6 children in the United States. Use is rising. Appears with Amram in 1 Chronicles 6.

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Which Izhar?

Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.

  1. Izhar

    Exodus · tribe of Levi · Levite · 14 verses

    father of Korah; son of Kohath; father of Nepheg

  2. Izhar

    Divided Kingdom · tribe of Judah · 1 verse

    descendant of Asher

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 68.6 · rank 216
US usage today rank 10,938 · 6 births in 2024
1996 — 2024 · share per 100,000 births
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At a glance

Verses
15 across 3 books
Bearers
2 distinct people in scripture
Testament
Old
Era
Exodus
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 2024 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2024 6 Rising
All-time total52 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 7 in 2003 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph15 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsExodus 6:18
Last appears1 Chronicles 26:29
Cross-references168 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Uzziel attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Kohath.
  • Hebron attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Kohath.
  • Shamir attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Kohath.
  • Hebron co-occurrence Appears with Hebron in 1 Chronicles 6.
  • Uzziel co-occurrence Appears with Uzziel in 1 Chronicles 6.
  • Amram co-occurrence Appears with Amram in 1 Chronicles 6.
  • Shelomith co-occurrence Appears with Shelomith in 1 Chronicles 24.
  • Kohath co-occurrence Appears with Kohath in 1 Chronicles 6.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H3328
Hebrew יִצְחַר
Transliteration yits.char

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.7;
son of: Ashhur (H0806) and Helah (H2458);
brother of: Haahashtari (H0326), Zereth (H6889), Ethnan (H0869) and Koz (H6976);
half-brother of: Ahuzzam (H0275), Hepher (H2660) and Temeni (H8488)
§ Zohar = "tawny"

Izhar was a descendant of Asher mentioned among the genealogies of the twelve tribes of Israel.

The biblical story

Izhar is included in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher recorded in 1Ch.4.7. He is listed as one of the sons of Asher, making him a grandson of the patriarch Israel (or 'Jacob'). No other details are provided about his life or family. This is the only time Izhar is mentioned in the Bible. The genealogies in Chronicles aimed to document the lineage of the tribes of Israel following the Babylonian exile. By recording the descendants of each tribe, the returning exiles could establish their ancestral heritage and tribal associations.

Key verses

Izhar appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

    1 Chronicles 4:7
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1 Chronicles (1)

  • 1 Chronicles 4:7