Bible dictionaries
Azzur
What Bible dictionaries say about “Azzur”, one article after the other.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
az'-ur (`azzur, "helpful"):
(1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (Jer 28:1ff).
(2) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Ne 10:17).
(3) The father of Jaazaniah, "one of" the princes of the people who gave wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem (Eze 11:1f). the King James Version has "Azur" for (1) and (3), but the Hebrew form of (3) is `azur.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(one who helps), one of the heads of the People who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:17) (B.C. 410.) The name is probably that of a family, and in Hebrew is the same as is elsewhere represented by AZUR.
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith