The meaning of “חֹרֹנַיִם”
Understanding Chôrônayim reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dual of a derivative from חוֹר; double cave-town Horonaim. - § Horonaim = "two caves" - Choronajim, a place in Moab 1) a...
חֹרֹנַיִם
dual of a derivative from חוֹר; double cave-town Horonaim. - § Horonaim = "two caves" - Choronajim, a place in Moab 1) a town of Moab
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 15:5 | “My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.” Word: חֹרֹנַיִם (Chôrônayim) | |
| Jeremiah 48:3 | “A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.” Word: חֹרֹנַיִם (Chôrônayim) | |
| Jeremiah 48:5 | “For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.” Word: חֹרֹנַיִם (Chôrônayim) | |
| Jeremiah 48:34 | “From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.” Word: חֹרֹנַיִם (Chôrônayim) |