Bible Dictionary · K
Koz
Thorn. (1.) A descendant of Judah. 1 Chr 4:8, “Coz;” R.V., “Hakkoz.”
(2.) A priest, the head of the seventh division of the priests (Ezra 2:61; Neh 3:4, Neh 3:21; Neh 7:63). In 1 Chr 24:10 the word has the article prefixed, and it is taken as a part of the word “Hakkoz.”
Named in the Bible
4 verses
- Ezra 2:61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
- Nehemiah 3:4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
- Nehemiah 3:21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
- Nehemiah 7:63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
