Bible Dictionary
Shedeur
Shedeur was the father of Elizur, the leader of the tribe of Reuben during the wilderness journey and the numbering of Israel.
Definition
Shedeur, meaning “daybreak” or “darter of light,” was the father of Elizur, chief of the tribe of Reuben.
Biblical Usage
Shedeur is named in the lists connected with the numbering of Israel, the encampment of Reuben, and the offerings of the tribal leaders.
Historical Background
The supplied material discusses competing explanations of the name, including an Assyrian compound meaning “daybreak.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(darter of light), the father of Elizur, chief of the tribe of Reuben at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:5; 2:10; 7:30,35; 10:18) (B.C. 1491.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>shed'-e-ur, she-de'-ur (shedhe'ur, "daybreak"; Codex Vaticanus Sediour, Ediour): The father of Elizur, the chief of Reuben (Nu 1:5; 2:10; 7:30). French Delitzsch correctly conceives the name as an Assyrian compound, sad uri, "daybreak." Cf, however, Gray, HPN, 169, 197, who emends the text to read Shaddai 'Ur, "Shaddai is flame."</p>