2356. chor
Strong's Lexicon
chor: Hole, cave, den

Original Word: חוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chor
Pronunciation: khohr
Phonetic Spelling: (khore)
Definition: Hole, cave, den
Meaning: a cavity, socket, den

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to bore or pierce

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5421 (pholeos): Refers to a den or lair, often used in the New Testament to describe places where animals or people hide.

Usage: The Hebrew word "chor" primarily refers to a hole or a cavity, often used to describe natural formations such as caves or dens. It conveys the idea of a hollow space, which can be a place of refuge or hiding.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, caves and dens were significant for various reasons. They served as natural shelters for people and animals, places of refuge during times of danger, and even burial sites. The rugged terrain of the region, with its many hills and rocky areas, provided numerous such formations. Caves were often used by shepherds for their flocks and by people seeking safety from enemies or harsh weather.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a hole
NASB Translation
hole (2), holes (2), lairs (1), opening (1), sockets (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. חֹר, חוֺר noun [masculine] hole; — absolute חֹר 2 Kings 12:10; Ezekiel 8:7 (strike out Co B etc.), חוֺר Songs 5:4, חֹרִים 1 Samuel 14:11; construct חֹרֵי Job 30:6; suffix חֹרָיו Nahum 2:13, חֹרֵיהֶן Zechariah 14:12; — hole in lid of chest 2 Kings 12:10 (made by boring, נקב), in door Songs 5:4; in wall Ezekiel 8:7 (see above); = eye-socket ׳עיניו תִּמַּקְנָה בְּח Zechariah 14:12 (plague of enemies of Jerusalem); holes as hiding-places for men 1 Samuel 14:11, so also 1 Samuel 13:6 Ew We Dr (for ᵑ0 חוחים), dwelling of outcast people חרי עָפָר Job 30:6; of dens of lions Nahum 2:13. — I.חֹר, see II. חור.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cave, hole

Or (shortened) chor {khore}; the same as chuwr; a cavity, socket, den -- cave, hole.

see HEBREW chuwr

Forms and Transliterations
בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן בחריהן הַחֹ֔ר הַחֹרִ֖ים החר החרים חֹ֖ר חֹרֵ֖י חֹרָ֔יו חֹר־ חֻ֣ר חר חר־ חרי חריו ḇə·ḥō·rê·hen ḇəḥōrêhen chor choRav choRei chur ha·ḥō·rîm ha·ḥōr haChor hachoRim haḥōr haḥōrîm ḥō·rāw ḥō·rê ḥōr ḥōr- ḥōrāw ḥōrê ḥur vechoreiHen
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1 Samuel 14:11
HEB: יֹֽצְאִ֔ים מִן־ הַחֹרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִתְחַבְּאוּ־
NAS: are coming out of the holes where
KJV: come forth out of the holes where they had hid
INT: are coming out of the holes they have hidden

2 Kings 12:9
HEB: אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּקֹּ֥ב חֹ֖ר בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן
NAS: and bored a hole in its lid
KJV: and bored a hole in the lid
INT: a and bored A hole lid and put

Job 30:6
HEB: נְחָלִ֣ים לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃
NAS: valleys, In holes of the earth
KJV: of the valleys, [in] caves of the earth,
INT: valleys dwell holes of the earth the rocks

Songs 5:4
HEB: יָדוֹ֙ מִן־ הַחֹ֔ר וּמֵעַ֖י הָמ֥וּ
NAS: through the opening, And my feelings
KJV: by the hole [of the door], and my bowels
INT: his hand through the opening and my feelings were aroused

Isaiah 11:8
HEB: יוֹנֵ֖ק עַל־ חֻ֣ר פָּ֑תֶן וְעַל֙
INT: the nursing and cave of the cobra and

Ezekiel 8:7
HEB: וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֹר־ אֶחָ֖ד בַּקִּֽיר׃
NAS: behold, a hole in the wall.
KJV: behold a hole in the wall.
INT: looked behold A hole a the wall

Nahum 2:12
HEB: וַיְמַלֵּא־ טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו טְרֵפָֽה׃
NAS: And filled his lairs with prey
KJV: and filled his holes with prey,
INT: and filled prey his lairs and his dens torn

Zechariah 14:12
HEB: וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ תִּמַּ֥ק
NAS: will rot in their sockets, and their tongue
KJV: shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue
INT: and their eyes will rot their sockets and their tongue will rot

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2356
8 Occurrences


ḥōr — 2 Occ.
ḥō·rāw — 1 Occ.
ḥō·rê — 1 Occ.
ḥur — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥōr — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥō·rîm — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḥō·rê·hen — 1 Occ.
















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