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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| נָחוֹר֙ | Nahor | Gen.11.29 • Gen.31.53 |
| נָחֽוֹר | Nahor | Gen.24.10 |
| נָח֖וֹר | Nahor | Gen.11.26 • Gen.11.27 • Gen.24.15 |
| נָח֔וֹר | Nahor | Gen.24.47 |
| נָח֑וֹר | Nahor | Gen.29.5 |
| לְנָחֽוֹר | to Nahor | Gen.24.24 |
| לְנָח֥וֹר | to Nahor | Gen.22.20 |
| לְנָח֖וֹר | to Nahor | Gen.22.23 |
| וְנָח֛וֹר | and Nahor | Gen.11.29 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26
- son of: Terah (תֶּרַח)
- brother of: Abraham (אַבְרָהָם), Haran (הָרָן) and Sarah (שָׂרָה); married to Milcah (מִלְכָּה) and Reumah (רְאוּמָה)
- father of: Uz (עוּץ), Buz (בּוּז), Kemuel (קְמוּאֵל), Chesed (כֶּשֶׂד), Hazo (חֲזוֹ), Pildash (פִּלְדָּשׁ), Jidlaph (יִדְלָף), Bethuel (בְּתוּאֵל), Tebah (טֶבַח), Gaham (גַּחַם), Tahash (תַּחַשׁ) and Maacah (מַעֲכָה)
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 11:22 · 11:23 · 11:24 · 11:25 · 11:26 · 11:27 · 11:29 · 22:20 · 22:23 · 24:10 · 24:15 · 24:24 · 24:47 · 29:5 · 31:53 |
| Joshua | 24:2 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:26 |
Profile
Male • Abraham's brother • Son of Terah, Abraham's brother; father of Bethuel.
Abraham's brother living at the time of the Patriarchs
Nahor, the son of Terah and brother of Abraham, was the father of Bethuel and the grandfather of Rebekah.
- Abraham's brother living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26;
- only referred to as Nahor נָחוֹר;
- son of Terah תֶּרַח;
- a brother of Abraham אַבְרָהָם, Haran הָרָן and Sarah שָׂרָה;
- husband of Milcah מִלְכָּה and Reumah רְאוּמָה;
- father of Uz עוּץ, Buz בּוּז, Kemuel קְמוּאֵל, Chesed כֶּשֶׂד, Hazo חֲזוֹ, Pildash פִּלְדָּשׁ, Jidlaph יִדְלָף, Bethuel בְּתוּאֵל, Tebah טֶבַח, Gaham גַּחַם, Tahash תַּחַשׁ and Maacah מַעֲכָה.
Nahor, mentioned in Genesis 11, 22, 24, 29, and 31, was the son of Terah and the brother of Abraham and Haran. He was born in Ur of the Chaldeans and later settled in the city of Nahor, which was likely named after him.
Nahor married Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran, and together they had eight children, including Bethuel, who became the father of Rebekah (Genesis 22:20-23). Rebekah would later marry Isaac, Abraham's son, thus continuing the lineage of the patriarchs.
When Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac, the servant traveled to the city of Nahor and met Rebekah at the well (Genesis 24:10). Rebekah's family connection to Nahor and Abraham was confirmed when she identified herself as Bethuel's daughter and Nahor's granddaughter (Genesis 24:15, 24, 47).
Later, when Israel (or 'Jacob'), Rebekah's son, fled from his brother Esau, he sought refuge with Laban, Rebekah's brother, in the city of Nahor (Genesis 29:5). This shows that Nahor's descendants maintained close ties with Abraham's family.
In Genesis 31:53, when Jacob and Laban made a covenant, they invoked the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor as witnesses, suggesting that Nahor and his descendants had come to acknowledge the God of Abraham.
Nahor's role in the biblical narrative is primarily as a link in the lineage of the patriarchs, connecting Abraham to the subsequent generations. His descendants, particularly Rebekah and her family, play a crucial role in the continuation of the covenant promises made to Abraham.
All entries for Nahor: נָחוֹר