Strong's Lexicon

H2722

H2722 — חוֹרֵב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewChorebName/l.Occurrences: 17TWOT: 731c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2722
Word:	חוֹרֵב
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	from H2717
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	17
Transliteration:	Choreb
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kho-rabe'
Meaning:	1. desolate 2. Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains
KJV Renderings:	Horeb.

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BDB3092

חֹרֵב, חוֺרֵב proper name [of a mountain] Horeb (waste, desert) — ᵐ5 Χωρηβ (see Lag^{BN 85}); אֶלהַֿר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵ֑בָה Exod 3:1 ( E ), compare עַד הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵב 1Kgs 19:8 הַצּוּר בְּחֹרֵב Exod 17:6, הַר חוֺרֵב Exod 33:6 (both E ); מֵחֹרֵב, בְּחֹרֵב Deut 1:2; Deut 1:6; Deut 1:19; Deut 4:10; Deut 4:15; Deut 5:2; Deut 9:8; Deut 18:16; Deut 28:69; 1Kgs 8:9; 2Chr 5:10; Ps 106:19; Mal 3:22 the sacred mountain of the wilderness, no geographical difference from סִינַי discoverable, but synonym of it in E and (especially) D (except poem Deut 33:2 see סִינַי P ).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke