Lexical Definition
חֲמוֹר Chămôwr (kham-ore') Hamor N:N-M-P
the same as חֲמוֹר; donkey
Hamor.
- § Hamor = "he-ass"
- Chamor, a Canaanite
1) the Hivite prince of the city of Shechem when Jacob entered Palestine
See Greek: Ἐμμόρ
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.33.19
- father of: Shechem (שְׁכֶם)
- Also named: Emmor (Ἐμμόρ "Hamor" Ἐμμόρ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. חֲמוֺר proper name, masculine father of Shechem (he-ass; see RSK 220; Sem i. 449) — Gen 33:19; Gen 34:2; Gen 34:4; Gen 34:6; Gen 34:8; Gen 34:13; Gen 34:18 (twice in verse); Gen 34:20; Gen 34:24; Gen 34:26; Josh 24:32; Judg 9:28.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 33:19 · 34:2 · 34:4 · 34:6 · 34:8 · 34:13 · 34:18 · 34:20 · 34:24 · 34:26 |
| Joshua | 24:32 |
| Judges | 9:28 |
Profile
Male • Father of Shechem • A Hivite prince, father of Shechem.
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Hamor, a Hivite prince, was the father and founder of Shechem and negotiated with Jacob's sons after Shechem's assault on Dinah.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.33.19;
- referred to as Hamor חֲמוֹר, or Hamor Ἐμμόρ;
- father of Shechem שְׁכֶם; founder of Shechem שְׁכֶם.
Hamor was a Hivite who founded the city of Shechem during the time of the patriarchs. His son was called Shechem, after whom the city was named (Genesis 33:19). When Israel (or 'Jacob') and his family settled near Shechem, Hamor's son Shechem assaulted Jacob's daughter Dinah (Genesis 34:2). Hamor and Shechem sought to arrange a marriage between Shechem and Dinah and proposed that their people intermarry with Jacob's family (Genesis 34:8-10). Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, deceitfully agreed on the condition that all the men of Shechem be circumcised (Genesis 34:13-24). However, while the men of Shechem were recovering from the circumcision, Simeon and Levi attacked the city, killed Hamor and Shechem, and rescued Dinah (Genesis 34:25-29). The land that Jacob had purchased from Hamor became a possession of the Israelites and was later allocated to the tribe of Manasseh (Joshua 24:32). In the time of the judges, Gaal son of Ebed challenged Abimelech's rule in Shechem, invoking the memory of Hamor as the city's ancestral leader (Judges 9:28). In Acts 7:16, Stephen mentions that Abraham bought a tomb from the sons of Hamor in Shechem, which may refer to the same transaction or a separate one.
All entries for Hamor: חֲמוֹר ☩ Ἐμμόρ
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