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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:11 - When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people’s contributions into the chest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6 - So now they live in frightening ravines,
in caves and among the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My lover tried to unlatch the door,
and my heart thrilled within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7 - Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore up meat for his cubs
and strangled prey for his mate.
He filled his den with prey,
his caverns with his plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12 - And the LORD will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
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