BORITH.An ancestor of Ezra (2Es_1:2); called in 1Es_8:2 Boccas, and in Ezr_7:4 Bukki.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
bō?rith: Mentioned in the genealogical table which traces the descent of Esdras (Ezra) from Aaron (2 Esdras 1:2). In 1 Esdras 8:2, his name appears as BOCCAS (which see), and in 1Ch_6:5, 1Ch_6:51; Ezr_7:4, BUKKI (which see).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Borith
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Borith
(Lat. Borith, for the Gr. text is not extant) is given (2Es_1:2 [Vulg. 4 Esdr ] ) as the son of Abisei, and father of Ozias, in the genealogy of Ezra; evidently a corruption of BUKKI SEE BUKKI (q.v.), as in Ezr_7:4.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.