King James Bible Dictionary

he that assists or is assisted

Father of Jaazaniah.
Ezekiel 11:1

properly Az'zur (he that assists)

1. A Benjamite of Gibeon, and father of Hananiah the false prophet. (Jeremiah 28:1)
2. Father of Jaazaniah, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was commanded to prophesy. (Ezekiel 11:1)

Helper.

1. The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (Jeremiah 28:1).

2. The father of Jaazaniah (Ezekiel 11:1).

3. One of those who sealed the covenant with Jehovah on the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 10:17).

AZ'URE, adjective azh'ur.

Of a sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the sky.

AZ'URE, azh'ur.

1. The fine blue color of the sky. This word was formerly applied to the lapis lazuli, and the color prepared from it. But it is now applied to the blue extracted from cobalt, though somewhat a different color; the blue of the lapis is called ultramarine. azure is applied also to the blue glass made of the oxyd of cobalt and vitrifiable substances, reduced to fine powder. In large masses it is called smalt.

2. The sky, or azure vault of heaven.

3. In heraldry, a blue color in coats of all persons under the degree of baron.

AZURE, verb transitive To color blue.

AZURED, adjective Colored azure; being of an azure color.

AZURE-STONE, AZURITE, noun Another name of the lazulite.

AZURE-STONE, AZURITE noun Another name of the lazulite.

AZURN, adjective Of a blue color. [Little used.]