Lexical Definition

‎נָחוֹר‎ Nâchôwr (naw-khore') Nahor ^N:N-M-P
from the same as ‎נַחַר‎; snorer

Nahor.

• § Nahor = "snorting"
• Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham

1) son of Serug, father of Terah, and grandfather of Abraham
2) son of Terah and brother of Abraham

See Greek: Ναχώρ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נָחוֺר‎ proper name, masculine (connection with √ obscure); —

1. father of Terah Gen 11:22; Gen 11:23; Gen 11:24; Gen 11:25 (all P), 1Chr 1:26.

2. son of Terah and brother of Abraham Gen 11:26; Gen 11:27 (P), vGen 11:29 (twice in verse); Gen 22:20; Gen 22:23; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:24; Gen 24:47 compare Gen 29:5 (all J), Josh 24:2 (E); ‎׳‎‎עִיר נ‎ Gen 24:10 (J); ‎׳‎‎אֶלֹהֵי נ‎ Gen 31:53 (E). — ᵐ5 always Ναχωρ.

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