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iz´har ( יצהר , yichār , "the shining one"):

(1) The father of Korah (Numbers 16:1 ), descended from a Kohathite Levite of this name, whose descendants formed a family, in the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:18 , Exodus 6:21; Numbers 3:19 , Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 6:38 ).

(2) A descendant of Judah, whose mother's name was Helah. the American Revised Version margin gives the name Zohar (1 Chronicles 4:7 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Izhar'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​i/izhar.html. 1915.
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