Word Study · Strong's H2715 · Hebrew
חֹר
chor
khore
Strong's 1890 spelling: chôr
“properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)
Rendered in the KJV as
noble.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- הַחֹרִ֤ים2
- חֹרֵ֣י2
- הַֽחֹרִים֙1
- הַחֹרִ֣ים1
- הַחֹרִ֧ים1
- וְהַחֹרִ֗ים1
- וְלַחֹרִ֣ים1
- חוֹרִ֑ים1
- חֹרֵ֤י1
- חֹרֵ֥י1
- חֹרֶ֥יהָ1
How it is rendered · 6
- the nobles5
- [the] nobles of4
- and the nobles1
- and to the nobles1
- nobles1
- nobles its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural5
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmpa · 5
- HNcmpc · 4
- HC/Rd/Ncmpa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncmpa · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3fs · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Nehemiah7 of 13 · 54%
- 1 Kings2 of 13 · 15%
- Jeremiah2 of 13 · 15%
- Ecclesiastes1 of 13 · 8%
- Isaiah1 of 13 · 8%
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1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 21:8הַֽחֹרִים֙hachorimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.here: the nobles
- 1 Kings 21:11וְהַחֹרִ֗יםvehachorimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.here: and the nobles
Nehemiah7 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:16וְלַחֹרִ֣יםvelachorimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThe officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.here: and to the nobles
- Nehemiah 4:14הַחֹרִ֤יםhachorimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAfter I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”here: the nobles
- Nehemiah 4:19הַחֹרִ֤יםhachorimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.here: the nobles
- Nehemiah 5:7הַחֹרִ֣יםhachorimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraland after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against themhere: the nobles
- Nehemiah 6:17חֹרֵ֤יchoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.here: [the] nobles of
- Nehemiah 7:5הַחֹרִ֧יםhachorimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:here: the nobles
- Nehemiah 13:17חֹרֵ֣יchoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?here: [the] nobles of
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 27:20חֹרֵ֥יchoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.here: [the] nobles of
- Jeremiah 39:6חֹרֵ֣יchoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.here: [the] nobles of