{
  "id": "dict_004500",
  "term": "Pochereth",
  "slug": "pochereth",
  "letter": "P",
  "entry_type": "biblical_proper_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Search alias for the biblical proper name Pochereth-hazzebaim, found in the postexilic return lists.",
  "simple_one_line": "Pochereth is part of the compound name Pochereth-hazzebaim, a biblical family or servant-list name.",
  "tooltip_text": "See Pochereth-hazzebaim.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Ezra",
    "Nehemiah",
    "Genealogies",
    "Postexilic Period",
    "Solomon’s Servants"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Pochereth-hazzebaim",
    "Return from Exile",
    "Genealogies"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Pochereth is not a theological term by itself but part of the biblical proper name Pochereth-hazzebaim.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A proper-name alias in the return lists, best handled under the full compound form Pochereth-hazzebaim.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in Ezra 2:57 and Nehemiah 7:59",
    "A proper name, not a doctrine or concept",
    "Redirect to the full compound entry"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Pochereth is the first element of the compound name Pochereth-hazzebaim, a proper name in the postexilic return lists (Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59). It does not function as a theological term and is best treated as a redirect to the fuller entry.",
  "description_academic_full": "Pochereth is a biblical proper-name element preserved in the postexilic return lists, most notably in the compound form Pochereth-hazzebaim (Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59). Scripture does not attach a distinct doctrinal teaching to the name. For dictionary purposes, the standalone form is best handled as a redirect or alias to the full compound entry rather than as an independent theological headword.",
  "background_biblical_context": "The name appears among the groups associated with the return from exile, in lists that preserve family and servant-line identifications important to the restored community.",
  "background_historical_context": "These lists reflect the postexilic period when returned exiles recorded ancestral and household affiliations for community membership and temple-related ordering.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish genealogical and administrative lists often preserved compound names for families, clans, or service groups; Pochereth belongs to that kind of record rather than to doctrinal vocabulary.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Ezra 2:57",
    "Nehemiah 7:59"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "The name is transliterated from Hebrew in the compound form Pochereth-hazzebaim; the standalone element Pochereth is not normally treated as an independent theological term.",
  "theological_significance": "Minimal direct theological significance; its value is historical and genealogical, showing the restoration community’s continuity after exile.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This is an onomastic entry, not a conceptual one. It belongs in a proper-name index because its meaning is tied to identification, not doctrine.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not read doctrinal meaning into the name itself. The biblical texts use it within census or return lists, not as a teaching term.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no major interpretive debate about the term as a doctrine; the main editorial question is whether it should be indexed independently or redirected to the full compound name.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "No doctrine should be derived from the name beyond the historical reliability of the biblical lists in which it appears.",
  "practical_significance": "Useful for readers tracing biblical names, return-list entries, and the composition of the postexilic community.",
  "meta_description": "Pochereth is a search alias for the biblical proper name Pochereth-hazzebaim in Ezra 2:57 and Nehemiah 7:59.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/pochereth/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/pochereth.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}