The meaning of “חוֹר”
Understanding chôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) חֹר chôr (khore); the same as חוּר cave, hole. - a cavity, socket, den 1) hole, cave
חוֹר
or (shortened) חֹר chôr (khore); the same as חוּר cave, hole. - a cavity, socket, den 1) hole, cave
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 14:11 | “And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.” Word: חוֹר (chôwr) | |
| 2 Kings 12:9 | “But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.” Word: חוֹר (chôwr) | |
| Job 30:6 | “To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.” Word: חוֹר (chôwr) | |
| Song of Solomon 5:4 | “My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.” Word: חוֹר (chôwr) | |
| Ezekiel 8:7 | “And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.” Word: חוֹר (chôwr) |
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