Hori
חֹרִיStrong’s H2753chori (cho-ri)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chori is the Hebrew word usually translated “hori” and “horite”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.”
Meaning
- A Horite, son of Lotan, the son of Seir
- A Simeonite, father of Shaphat
- The inhabitants of Mount Seir
- The inhabitants of Edom (in later times)
How it's translated
- hori 3
- the horite 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 2
- Numbers 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
חֹרִי chori · Hori
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.5; father of: Shaphat (H8202) § Hori = "cave dweller" 1) a Horite, son of Lotan, the son of Seir 2) a Simeonite, father of Shaphat
חֹרִי chori · Horite
Someone descended from Hori who was aomeone descended from Hori, a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.22; son of: Lotan (H3877); brother of: Hemam (H1950) Group of cho.ri (חֹרִי "Hori" H2753H) § Horite = "cave dweller" 1) the inhabitants of Mount Seir 2) the inhabitants of Edom (in later times)
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.