Word Study · Strong's H2356 · Hebrew

חוֹר

chor

khore

Strong's 1890 spelling: chôwr

“a cavity, socket, den”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a cavity, socket, den

Rendered in the KJV as

cave, hole.

7
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן1
הַחֹ֔ר1
הַחֹרִ֖ים1
חֹ֖ר1
חֹר־1
חֹרֵ֖י1
חֹרָ֔יו1

How it is rendered · 6

a hole2
hole its1
holes of1
in sockets their1
the hole1
the holes1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

noun · masculine singular2
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine plural1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmsa · 2
HNcmpc · 1
HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 1
HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fp · 1
HTd/Ncmpa · 1
HTd/Ncmsa · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Samuel1 of 7 · 14%
2 Kings1 of 7 · 14%
Job1 of 7 · 14%
Song of Solomon1 of 7 · 14%
Ezekiel1 of 7 · 14%

1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 14:11הַחֹרִ֖יםhachorimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”here: the holes

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 12:9חֹ֖רchornoun · masculine singularThen Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.here: a hole

Job1 occurrence

Job 30:6חֹרֵ֖יchoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.here: holes of

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 5:4הַחֹ֔רhachorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMy beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.here: the hole

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 8:7חֹר־chor-noun · masculine singularThen He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.here: a hole

Nahum1 occurrence

Nahum 2:12חֹרָ֔יוchoravnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.here: hole its

Zechariah1 occurrence

Zechariah 14:12בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ןvechoreihenpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine pluralAnd this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.here: in sockets their

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled חוֹר

H2355 · 1×

חוֹר

chor

“white linen”

Read 1 Samuel 14:11 in context →