Old Testament

Pochereth-hazzebaim

A family of servants whose descendants returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel.

Pochereth-hazzebaim is listed in the genealogies of Ezra 2:57 and Nehemiah 7:59 as a family of Solomon's servants. Their inclusion in the post-exilic records highlights the restoration of the community and the preservation of ancestral lines among those returning to Jerusalem. The name literally translates to gazelle-catcher or hunter of gazelles.