Lexical Definition
חֹר chôr (khore) noble H:N-M
or (fully) חוֹר chôwr (khore); from חָרַר; (compare חֹרִי)
noble.
- properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire
- hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)
1) a noble, freeborn one
Usage: 11 forms in 13 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| חוֹרִ֑ים | nobles | Eccl.10.17 |
| חֹרֶ֥יהָ | nobles its | Isa.34.12 |
| חֹרֵ֥י | nobles of | Jer.27.20 |
| חֹרֵ֤י | nobles of | Neh.6.17 |
| חֹרֵ֣י | nobles of | Neh.13.17 • Jer.39.6 |
| וְלַחֹרִ֣ים | and to the nobles | Neh.2.16 |
| וְהַחֹרִ֗ים | and the nobles | 1Kgs.21.11 |
| הַחֹרִ֧ים | the nobles | Neh.7.5 |
| הַחֹרִ֤ים | the nobles | Neh.4.14 • Neh.4.19 |
| הַחֹרִ֣ים | the nobles | Neh.5.7 |
| הַֽחֹרִים֙ | the nobles | 1Kgs.21.8 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. [חֹר] noun masculine1Kgs 21:8 noble, late, especially Nehemiah, see DrIntr 519 n. (see LagBN 32) **compare NöZMG lvii (1903), 416 — only plural חֹרִים 1Kgs 21:8 + 6 t., חוֺרִים Eccl 10:17; Neh 6:17 + 3 t.; suffix חֹרֶיהָ Isa 34:12 — nobles in Naboth's city 1Kgs 21:8; 1Kgs 21:11 nobles of Judah, חֹרֵי יְהוּדָה; Jer 27:20; Jer 39:6; Neh 6:17; Neh 13:17, והסגנים ׳הח (in Jerusalem) Neh 2:16; Neh 4:8*; Neh 4:13*; Neh 5:7; Neh 7:5; , of Edom Isa 34:12. — I. חֹר, see II. חור.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 21:8 · 21:11 |
| Nehemiah | 2:16 · 4:8* · 4:13* · 5:7 · 6:17 · 7:5 · 13:17 |
| Ecclesiastes | 10:17 |
| Isaiah | 34:12 |
| Jeremiah | 27:20 · 39:6 |