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Lexicon :: Strong's H2715 - ḥōr

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חֹר
Transliteration
ḥōr
Pronunciation
khore
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 757a

Strong’s Definitions

חֹר chôr, khore; or (fully) חוֹר chôwr; from H2787; (compare H2751) properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank):—noble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2715 in the following manner: noble (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H2715 in the following manner: noble (13x).

  1. a noble, freeborn one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹר chôr, khore; or (fully) חוֹר chôwr; from H2787; (compare H2751) properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank):—noble.
STRONGS H2715: Abbreviations
† II. [חֹר] noun masculine 1 Kings 21:8 noble, late, especially Nehemiah, see DrIntr 519 n. (see LagBN 32) **compare NöZMG lvii (1903), 416 — only plural חֹרִים 1 Kings 21:8 + 6 times, חוֺרִים Ecclesiastes 10:17; Nehemiah 6:17 + 3 times; suffix חֹרֶיהָ Isaiah 34:12; — nobles in Naboth's city 1 Kings 21:8, 11 nobles of Judah, חֹרֵי יְהוּדָה; Jeremiah 27:20; Jeremiah 39:6; Nehemiah 6:17; Nehemiah 13:17, והסגנים הח׳ (in Jerusalem) Nehemiah 2:16; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 4:13; Nehemiah 5:7; Nehemiah 7:5; Ecclesiastes 10:17, of Edom Isaiah 34:12. — I.חֹר, see II. חור.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

21:8; 21:8; 21:8; 21:11

Nehemiah

2:16; 4:8; 4:13; 5:7; 6:17; 6:17; 7:5; 13:17

Ecclesiastes

10:17; 10:17

Isaiah

34:12; 34:12

Jeremiah

27:20; 39:6

H2715

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2715 matches the Hebrew חֹר (ḥōr),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 - So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:11 - So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16 - The city officials did not know I had been out there or what I was doing, for I had not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders—the priests, the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14 - Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - Then I explained to the nobles and officials and all the people, “The work is very spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:7 - After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, “You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:17 - During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:5 - So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:17 - So I confronted the nobles of Judah. “Why are you profaning the Sabbath in this evil way?” I asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17 - Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader
and whose leaders feast at the proper time
to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:12 - It will be called the Land of Nothing,
and all its nobles will soon be gone.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:20 - King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left them here when he exiled Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:6 - He made Zedekiah watch as they slaughtered his sons and all the nobles of Judah.
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