חֹרִי
Transliteration
ḥōrî
Pronunciation
kho-ree'
Part of Speech
masculine patrial noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חוֹר (H2356)
Strong’s Definitions

חֹרִי Chôrîy, kho-ree'; from H2356; cave-dweller or troglodyte; a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean:—Horims, Horites.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2752 in the following manner: Horite (4x), Horims (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2752 in the following manner: Horite (4x), Horims (2x).

  1. Horite = "cave dweller"

    1. the inhabitants of Mount Seir

    2. the inhabitants of Edom (in later times)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹרִי Chôrîy, kho-ree'; from H2356; cave-dweller or troglodyte; a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean:—Horims, Horites.
STRONGS H2752: Abbreviations
† 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 MüllAsien u. Europa 136, 155, 156) —
1. adjective, of a people שֵׂעִיר הַח׳ Genesis 36:20 Seir the Horite (P); read הַחִ׳ also Genesis 36:2 for MT הַחִוִּי
2. proper name, of a people always with article; usually singular collective הַחֹרִיִ, ancient inhabitants of land of Edom Genesis 14:6 (בְּהַרֲרָם שֵׂעִיר); in P called בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֺם Genesis 36:21 (see Genesis 36:20); compare Genesis 36:29; Genesis 36:30; according to Deuteronomy 2:12 (where alone הַחֹרִים), Deuteronomy 2:22 they were driven out by sons of Esau (yet see Genesis 36:1c and Di); ὁ Χορραιος, οἱ Χορραιοι, (Genesis 36:29, 30 Χορρ(ε)ι).

See bottom portion 3. a. b. of this BDB entry H2753.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:6; 36:1; 36:2; 36:20; 36:20; 36:21; 36:29; 36:29; 36:30; 36:30

Deuteronomy

2:12; 2:22