1490. gizbar
Strong's Lexicon
gizbar: Treasurer

Original Word: גִּזְבָּר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gizbar
Pronunciation: giz-bar
Phonetic Spelling: (ghiz-bawr')
Definition: Treasurer
Meaning: treasurer

Word Origin: Derived from a Persian loanword, reflecting the influence of Persian administration during the post-exilic period.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the role of a treasurer in the New Testament context can be related to terms like "οἰκονόμος" (oikonomos - Strong's Greek 3623), which refers to a steward or manager of a household or estate.

Usage: The term "gizbar" refers to an official responsible for managing and overseeing financial resources, particularly in the context of the temple or royal treasury. This role involved the collection, safeguarding, and distribution of funds and valuables.

Cultural and Historical Background: The role of a treasurer was crucial in ancient Near Eastern societies, including Israel, especially during the Persian period when the Jewish community was under foreign rule. The treasurer would have been responsible for ensuring that the financial affairs of the temple or the royal court were conducted with integrity and efficiency. This position required a high level of trust and accountability, as the treasurer managed resources that were vital for religious and governmental functions.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to gizbar
Definition
treasurer
NASB Translation
treasurers (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גִּזְבָּר] noun masculine treasurer (Persian loan-word (Scheft81); ᵑ7, Syriac, Biblical Hebrew; K§ 64, 3; in Babylonian ganzabaru PeiserZAW xvii (1897). 347); — plural emphatic גִּזְבָּרַיָּא Ezra 7:21. — see גְּדָֽבְרַיָּא. above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
treasurer

(Aramaic) corresponding to gizbar -- treasurer.

see HEBREW gizbar

Forms and Transliterations
גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א גזבריא giz·zaḇ·ray·yā gizzaḇrayyā gizzavraiYa
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 7:21
HEB: טְעֵ֔ם לְכֹל֙ גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר
NAS: to all the treasurers who
KJV: to all the treasurers which [are] beyond
INT: A decree to all the treasurers who beyond

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1490
1 Occurrence


giz·zaḇ·ray·yā — 1 Occ.















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