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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:11 - So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side as one entered the house of the LORD. And the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6 - In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell,
in holes of the earth and of the rocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My beloved put his hand to the latch,
and my heart was thrilled within me.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7 - And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore enough for his cubs
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12 - And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
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