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Colhozeh

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(all-seeing). A man of Judah (Neh. 3:15; 11:5¹⁵But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. (Nehemiah 3:15)
⁵And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Nehemiah 11:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. The father of Shallun who returned from exile (Neh. 3:15¹⁵But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. (Nehemiah 3:15)).

2. Grandfather of Maaseiah who dwelt in Jerusalem on the return from exile (Neh. 11:5⁵And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Nehemiah 11:5)). Perhaps the same as No. 1.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3626 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kol-Chozeh

Phonic:

kol-kho-zeh’

Meaning:

from 3605 and 2374; every seer; Col- Chozeh, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Col-hozeh

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

all-seer: every year

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

He sees all things; all-seeing:―a man of the tribe of Judah, Neh. 3:15. {Omnia videt}