The meaning of “חֹרֵב”
Understanding Chôrêb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Horeb. - § Horeb = "desert" - Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains 1) another name for Mount Sinai from w...
חֹרֵב
Horeb. - § Horeb = "desert" - Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains 1) another name for Mount Sinai from which God gave the law to Moses and the Israelites
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 17:6 | “Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.” Word: חֹרֵב (Chôrêb) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:15 | “Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:” Word: חֹרֵב (Chôrêb) | |
| 1 Kings 19:8 | “And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.” Word: חֹרֵב (Chôrêb) | |
| 2 Chronicles 5:10 | “There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.” Word: חֹרֵב (Chôrêb) | |
| Psalms 106:19 | “They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.” Word: חֹרֵב (Chôrêb) |