קוֹץQôwts
Kots, the name of two Israelites
Pronunciation: kotse · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6976
Meanings
1. name in Judah (1 Chronicles 4:8)
2. priest (1 Chronicles 24:10; Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 4:8 and Koz, who became the ancestor of Anub, Zobebah, and all the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
- 1 Chronicles 24:10 The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz. The eighth lot fell to Abijah.
- Ezra 2:61 Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
- Nehemiah 3:4 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana.
- Nehemiah 3:21 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.
- Nehemiah 7:63 Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).