Strong's Lexicon

H2753

H2753 — חוֹרִי חוֹרִי

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

HebrewChoriynameOccurrences: 4

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2753
Word:חוֹרִי חוֹרִי
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:the same as H2752
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:Choriy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kho-ree' (or Chowriy {kho-ree'}) n/p.
Meaning:1. Chori, the name of two men
KJV Renderings:Hori.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3121

II. חֹרִי, חוֺרִי proper name [of a people] see below III. חרר.


חֲרֵי יוֺנים, חֲרֵיהֶם see [ חרא , חרי].


BDB3176

II. חֹרִי, חוֺרִי adjective, usually proper name [of a people or person] (probably = cave-dweller, so Thes Rob Ges MV VB ; see also W Max MüllAsien u. Europa 136, 155, 156) —

1. adjective [of a people] ׳ שֵׂעִיר הַח Gen 36:20 Seir the Horite ( P ); read ׳ הַחִ also Gen 36:2 for ᵑ0 הַחִוִּי
2. proper name [of a people] always with article; usually singular collective הַחֹרִיִ, ancient inhabitants of land of Edom Gen 14:6 (בְּהַרֲרָם שֵׂעִיר); in P called בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֺם Gen 36:21 (see v Gen 36:20); compare Gen 36:29 Gen 36:30 according to Deut 2:12 (where alone הַחֹרִים), Deut 2:22 they were driven out by sons of Esau (yet see Gen 36:1 c. and Di); ᵐ5 ὁ Ξορραιος, οἱ Ξορραιοι, (Gen 36:29; Gen 36:30 Ξορρ(ε)ι).
3. proper name, masculine [person]
a. חֹרִי an Edomite Gen 36:22 = 1Chr 1:39 ᵐ5 Ξορρ(ε)ι.
b. חִוֺרי a Simeonite Num 13:5, but ᵐ5 Σουρ(ε)ι, ᵐ5 L Σουδρι. — I. חֹרִי see below I. חור.


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