Word Study · Strong's H2772 · Hebrew
חֹרֹנִי
Choroni
kho-ro-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chôrônîy
“a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim
Rendered in the KJV as
Horonite.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הַחֹרֹנִ֗י1
- הַחֹרֹנִ֜י1
- הַחֹרֹנִ֑י1
How it is rendered · 1
- the Horonite3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)3
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- HTd/Ngmsa · 3
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Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:10הַחֹרֹנִ֗יhachoronithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.here: the Horonite
- Nehemiah 2:19הַחֹרֹנִ֜יhachoronithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”here: the Horonite
- Nehemiah 13:28הַחֹרֹנִ֑יhachoronithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.here: the Horonite