King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H2752
Transliteration: Chori
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-ree')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: inhabitant of Edom, also the name of an Edomite, also the name of a Simeonite
Meaning: Horites -- a Chorite, aboriginal Idumaean
Word Summary
Chori: inhabitant of Edom, also the name of an Edomite, also the name of a Simeonite
Original Word: חֹרִיTransliteration: Chori
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-ree')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: inhabitant of Edom, also the name of an Edomite, also the name of a Simeonite
Meaning: Horites -- a Chorite, aboriginal Idumaean
Strong's Concordance
Horims, Horites From chowr; cave-dweller or troglodyte; a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean -- Horims, Horites.
see HEBREW chowr
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2752. Chori
II. חוֺרִי חֹרִי, proper name, of a people see below III. חרר.
חֲרֵיהֶם יוֺנים, חֲרֵי see [ חרי חרא,].
II. חוֺרִי חֹרִי, adjective, usually
proper name, of a people or
person (probably = cave-dweller, so Thes Rob Ges MV VB; see also W Max MüllAsien u. Europa 136, 155, 156) —
1. adjective, of a people הַח ׳שֵׂעִיר Genesis 36:20 Seir the Horite (P); read ׳הַחִ also 36:2 for הַחִוִּי ᵑ0
2. proper name, of a people always with article; usually singular collective הַחֹרִיִ, ancient inhabitants of land of Edom Genesis 14:6 (שֵׂעִיר בְּהַרֲרָם); in P called אֱדוֺם בְּאֶרֶץ שֵׂעִיר בְּנֵי 36:21 (see 36:20); compare 36:29; 36:30; according to Deuteronomy 2:12 (where alone הַחֹרִים), 2:22 they were driven out by sons of Esau (yet see Genesis 36:1 c. and Di); ᵐ5 ὁ Ξορραιος, οἱ Ξορραιοι, (36:29-30, Ξορρ(ε)ι).
3. proper name, masculine person
a. חֹרִי an Edomite Genesis 36:22 = 1 Chronicles 1:39; ᵐ5 Ξορρ(ε)ι.
b. חִוֺרי a Simeonite Numbers 13:5, but ᵐ5 Σουρ(ε)ι, ᵐ5L Σουδρι. — I. חֹרִי see below I. חור.
חרשׂ (√ of following; compare Arabic verb scratch, lacerate, irritation, etc.)