Bible Dictionary
Zichri
A name borne by several Israelites, including Benjamites, Levites, priests, military officers, and other family heads.
Definition
Zichri is a name borne by several Israelites, including Benjamites, Levites, priests, military officers, and family heads. Its meaning is associated with being remembered or memorable.
Biblical Usage
The name occurs in genealogies and lists of religious, tribal, and military leaders. One Zichri was a mighty man of Ephraim who killed a son of Ahaz during the conflict under Pekah.
Historical Background
The supplied records identify numerous bearers across the periods of Moses, David, the divided kingdom, and the postexilic community.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Remembered; illustrious. (1.) A Benjamite chief (1 Chr. 8:19). (2.) Another of the same tribe (1 Chr. 8:23).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(memorable).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>zik'-ri (zikhri, meaning uncertain):</p><p>(1) Levites:</p><p>(a) grandson of Kohath (Ex 6:21, where some the King James Version editions read wrongly, "Zithri");</p><p>(b) an Asaphite (1Ch 9:15), called "Zabdi" in Ne 11:17, where the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus has Zechri = Zichri, but the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus other names; see ZABDI, (4);</p><p>(c) a descendant of Eliezer (1Ch 26:25).</p><p>(2) Benjamites:</p><p>(a) 1Ch 8:19;</p><p>(b) 1Ch 8:23;</p><p>(c) 1Ch 8:27;</p><p>(d) Ne 11:9.</p><p>(3) Father of Eliezer, who was one of David's tribal princes (1Ch 27:16).</p><p>(4) Father of Amasiah, "who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh" (2Ch 17:16).</p><p>(5) Father of Elishaphat, a captain in Jehoiada's time (2Ch 23:1).</p><p>(6) "A mighty man of Ephraim," who when fighting under Pekah slew the son of Ahaz, the king of Judah (2Ch 28:7).</p><p>(7) A priest in the days of Joiakim (Ne 12:17); the section, Ne 12:14-21, is omitted by the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus with the exception of "of Maluchi" (12:14); Lucian has Zacharias.</p><p>David Francis Roberts</p>