Person Old Testament
Col-hozeh
Also known as Col-hozeh =ESV, KJV; Kol-Hozeh =NIV
Col-hozeh was the father of Shallum (or 'Shallun'), who repaired the Fountain Gate. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 3:15.
Why it matters. Father of Shallum, who repaired the Fountain Gate
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Col-hozeh
Col-hozeh is mentioned in Neh.3.15 as the father of Shallum (or 'Shallun'), who was responsible for repairing the Fountain Gate during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall. Shallum, the son of Col-hozeh, is described as the leader of the district of Mizpah. This suggests that Col-hozeh's family held a prominent position in the region.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)