Hur
חוּרStrong’s H2354chur
Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chur is the Hebrew word usually translated “hur”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
“So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.17.10
- A chief assistant to Moses and Aaron
- Grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above
- The 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor
- Father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah
- Father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim
- A chief assistant to Moses and Aaron
- Grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above
- The 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor
- Father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah
- Father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim
How it's translated
- hur 10
- and hur 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 6
- 1 Chronicles 5
- Numbers 1
- Joshua 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 17:12But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
- Exodus 24:14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
- Exodus 31:2See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
- Exodus 35:30And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
- Exodus 38:22And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
- Numbers 31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
Hebrew dictionary
חוּר chur · Hur
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.17.10; son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Ephrathah (H0672); half-brother of: Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H); father of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hur = "hole" …
חוּר chur · Hur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8 § Hur = "hole" 1) a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron 2) grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above 3) the 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor 4) father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah 5) father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim
חוּר chur · Hur
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.9; father of: Rephaiah (H7509J) § Hur = "hole" 1) a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron 2) grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above 3) the 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor 4) father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah 5) father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.