The meaning of “חוּר”
Understanding Chûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as חוּר or חוּר Hur. - § Hur = "hole" - Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite 1) a chief assistan...
חוּר
the same as חוּר or חוּר Hur. - § Hur = "hole" - Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite 1) a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron 2) grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above 3) the 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor 4) father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah 5) father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 31:2 | “See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:” Word: חוּר (Chûwr) | |
| Numbers 31:8 | “And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.” Word: חוּר (Chûwr) | |
| Joshua 13:21 | “And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.” Word: חוּר (Chûwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 2:50 | “These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath–jearim,” Word: חוּר (Chûwr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 1:5 | “Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.” Word: חוּר (Chûwr) |