Lexical Definition

‎חֹרִי‎ Chôrîy (kho-ree') Hori ^N:N-M-P
or חוֹרִי Chôwrîy (kho-ree'); the same as ‎חֹרִי‎

Hori.

• § Hori = "cave dweller"
• Chori, the name of two men

1) a Horite, son of Lotan, the son of Seir
2) a Simeonite, father of Shaphat

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.5
• father of: Shaphat (שָׁפָט)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎חֹרִי‎, ‎חוֺרִי‎ adjective, usually proper name, of a people or person (probably = cave-dweller, so Thes Rob Ges MV VB; see also W Max Müll^{Asien u. Europa 136, 155, 156}) —

1. adjective, of a people ‎׳‎‎שֵׂעִיר הַח‎ Gen 36:20 Seir the Horite (P); read ‎׳‎‎הַחִ‎ also vGen 36:2 for ᵑ0 ‎הַחִוִּי‎

2. proper name, of a people always with article; usually singular collective ‎הַחֹרִיִ‎, ancient inhabitants of land of Edom Gen 14:6 (‎בְּהַרֲרָם שֵׂעִיר‎); in P called ‎בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֺם‎ Gen 36:21 (see vGen 36:20); compare vGen 36:29 vGen 36:30 according to Deut 2:12 (where alone ‎הַחֹרִים‎), vDeut 2:22 they were driven out by sons of Esau (yet see Gen 36:1 c. and Di); ᵐ5 ὁ Ξορραιος, οἱ Ξορραιοι, (Gen 36:29; Gen 36:30 Ξορρ(ε)ι).

3. proper name, masculine person
a. ‎חֹרִי‎ an Edomite Gen 36:22 = 1Chr 1:39 ᵐ5 Ξορρ(ε)ι.
b. ‎חִוֺרי‎ a Simeonite Num 13:5, but ᵐ5 Σουρ(ε)ι, ᵐ5^L Σουδρι. — I. ‎חֹרִי‎ see below I. ‎חור‎.

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Profile

Male • Father of Shaphat • A spy from the tribe of Simeon.

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Hori, the son of Shaphat, was one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan.

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.5;
• only referred to as Hori חֹרִי;
• father of Shaphat שָׁפָט.

Hori, the son of Shaphat, was a member of the tribe of Simeon who was chosen as one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:5). This event took place during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt.

Moses selected one man from each of the twelve tribes to survey the Promised Land and bring back a report about its inhabitants, cities, and agricultural potential (Numbers 13:1-2, 17-20). Hori was the representative chosen from the tribe of Simeon.

The twelve spies, including Hori, spent forty days exploring the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:25). Upon their return, they brought back samples of the land's produce, including a cluster of grapes so large that it had to be carried on a pole between two men (Numbers 13:23). However, ten of the spies, excluding Caleb and Joshua, gave a discouraging report, emphasing the difficulties.

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