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Lexicon :: Strong's H2356 - ḥôr

Aa
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 Box1Sa 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:11 - And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and making a hole in the cover of it, put it by the altar, on the right side when one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who kept the door put in it regularly all the money which was taken into the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:6 - They have to get a resting-place in the hollows of the valleys, in holes of the earth and rocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My loved one put his hand on the door, and my heart was moved for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7 - And he took me to the door of the open place; and looking, I saw a hole in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - Food enough for his young and for his she-lions was pulled down by the lion; his hole was full of flesh and his resting-place stored with meat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12 - And this will be the disease which the Lord will send on all the peoples which have been warring against Jerusalem: their flesh will be wasted away while they are on their feet, their eyes will be wasted in their heads and their tongues in their mouths.
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