Noble
חֹרStrong’s H2715chor
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chor is the Hebrew word usually translated “nobles”, “nobles of” and “nobles its”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.”
Meaning
- A noble, freeborn one
How it's translated
- the nobles 5
- nobles of 4
- and the nobles 1
- and to the nobles 1
- nobles 1
- nobles its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 7
- 1 Kings 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Isaiah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 21:11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
- Nehemiah 2:16And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
- Nehemiah 4:14And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
- Nehemiah 4:19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
- Nehemiah 5:7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
- Nehemiah 6:17Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
Hebrew dictionary
חֹר chor · noble
a noble, freeborn one
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “noble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NO'BLE, adjective
- Great; elevated; dignified; being above every thing that can dishonor reputation; as a nobel mind; a noble courage; noble deeds of valor.
- Exalted; elevated; sublime.
- Magnificent; stately; splendid; as a noble parade; a noble edifice.
- Of an ancient and splendid family; as nobel by descent.
All definitions and other forms of “noble”
- Distinguished from commoners by rank and title; as a noble personage.
- Free; generous; liberal; as a noble heart.
- Principal; capital; as the noble parts of the body.
- Ingenuous; candid; of an excellent disposition; ready to receive truth. Acts 17:11
- Of the best kind; choice; excellent; as a noble vine. Jeremiah 2:21
NO'BLE, noun
- A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer; as a duke, marquis, earl, viscount or baron.
- In Scripture, a person of honorable family or distinguished by station. Exodus 24:11Nehemiah 6:17
- Originally, a gold coin, but now a money of account, value 6s. 8d. sterling, or $1 48cts.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.