Given name

Pedahzur

“the rock upgrades”·“he upgrades to the standard of the rock”

Pedahzur is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “the rock upgrades.”

Original Hebrewפדה־צור

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Pedahzur means “the rock upgrades” or “he upgrades to the standard of the rock.”

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Where it comes from

Pedahzur is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb pada (פדה), “to upgrade the operating standard,” and the Hebrew noun sur (צור), “rock.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Pedahzur appears in Numbers 1:10.

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