חוּר

churProper Noun (Masculine)H2354

Hur

From: the same as H2353 (חוּר) or H2352 (חוּר);

Short Definition

Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Ephrathah (H0672); half-brother of: Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@ (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H); father of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hur = "hole" 1) a chief assistant to Moses and ) grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above 3) the 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after ) father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah 5) father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

15 times

Appears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
6
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Joshua
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:19
  • 1 Chronicles 4:1
  • Exodus 17:10
  • Exodus 31:2
  • Joshua 13:21

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