גַ֖חַר
𐤂𐤇𐤓
Gachar
Gahar
Gachar is a personal name referring to one of the families among the Nethinim—temple servants or associates—who returned from Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. The underlying meaning of the name is uncertain due to the root being unattested elsewhere; only the personal name is preserved in biblical texts. The name carries no inherent lexical meaning beyond denoting lineage or family association.
Ezra 2:47 · Word #4
Lexicon H1515
| Lemma | גַּחַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤇𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Gachar |
| Strong's | H1515 |
| Definition | Gachar is a personal name referring to one of the families among the Nethinim—temple servants or associates—who returned from Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. The underlying meaning of the name is uncertain due to the root being unattested elsewhere; only the personal name is preserved in biblical texts. The name carries no inherent lexical meaning beyond denoting lineage or family association. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Gahar |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1515-01
Gachar
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; personal/family name (HNp). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a proper masculine personal name with no recoverable lexical meaning beyond family identification. Since the root is unattested and semantically uncertain, the most faithful rendering preserves the name itself without speculative meaning. |
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SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Gachar
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Gachar |
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