Pashur

Pashur is the name of several individuals in the Old Testament, the most prominent being Pashur the son of Immer, a priest and chief governor in the house of the Lord who became a fierce opponent of the prophet Jeremiah. When Jeremiah prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem, Pashur had him beaten and placed in stocks overnight at the Benjamin Gate of the temple (Jeremiah 20:1–3). Jeremiah responded by giving him the name Magor-missabib — terror on every side — and prophesying that he and his household would die in Babylon.

A second Pashur, the son of Malchiah, was among the officials who had Jeremiah thrown into a cistern for prophesying that Jerusalem would fall (Jeremiah 38:1–6). A third Pashur was a priest whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:38; Nehemiah 7:41). The name may reflect an Egyptian origin (portion of Horus) introduced through early contacts.