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Lexicon :: Strong's H2356 - ḥôr

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חוֹר
Transliteration
ḥôr
Pronunciation
khore
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as חוּר (H2352)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 758a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: חור (Strongs and Gesenius) חר (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

חוֹר chôwr, khore; or (shortened) חֹר chôr; the same as H2352; a cavity, socket, den:—cave, hole.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2356 in the following manner: hole (6x), cave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2356 in the following manner: hole (6x), cave (1x).

  1. hole, cave

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוֹר chôwr, khore; or (shortened) חֹר chôr; the same as H2352; a cavity, socket, den:—cave, hole.
STRONGS H2356: Abbreviations
† III. חֹר, חוֺר noun [masculine] hole; — absolute חֹר 2 Kings 12:10; Ezekiel 8:7 (strike out Co B etc.), חוֺר Songs 5:4, חֹרִים 1 Samuel 14:11; construct חֹרֵי Job 30:6; suffix חֹרָיו Nahum 2:13, חֹרֵיהֶן Zechariah 14:12; — hole in lid of chest 2 Kings 12:10 (made by boring, נקב), in door Songs 5:4; in wall Ezekiel 8:7 (see above); = eye-socket עיניו תִּמַּקְנָה בְּח׳ Zechariah 14:12 (plague of enemies of Jerusalem); holes as hiding-places for men 1 Samuel 14:11, so also 1 Samuel 13:6 Ew We Dr (for MT חוחים), dwelling of outcast people חרי עָפָר Job 30:6; of dens of lions Nahum 2:13. — I.חֹר, see II. חור.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

13:6; 14:11; 14:11

2 Kings

12:10; 12:10

Job

30:6; 30:6

Song of Songs

5:4; 5:4

Ezekiel

8:7; 8:7

Nahum

2:13; 2:13

Zechariah

14:12; 14:12

H2356

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Strong's Number H2356 matches the Hebrew חוֹר (ḥôr),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:11 - And they both went in to Messab of the Philistines; and the Philistines [fn]said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of their caves, where they had hidden themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - (LXX 12:10) And Jodae the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it by the [fn]altar in the house of a man belonging to the house of the Lord, and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6 - whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My kinsman put forth his hand by the hole of the door, and my belly was moved for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7 - And he brought me to the porch of the court.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - (LXX 2:13) The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his young lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12 - And this shall be the overthrow with which the Lord will smite all the nations, as many as have fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they are standing upon their feet, and their eyes shall melt out of their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
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