נָחוֹר

na.chorProper Noun (Masculine)H5152

Nahor

From: from the same as H5170 (נַחַר); snorer;

Short Definition

Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Serug (H8286); father of: Terah (H8646) Also named: Nachōr (*Ναχώρ *"Nahor" G3493) § Nahor = "snorting" 1) son of Serug, father of Terah, and grandfather of Abraham 2) son of Terah and brother of Abraham

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

17 times

Appears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
15
1 Chronicles
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:26
  • Genesis 11:24
  • Genesis 11:27
  • Genesis 22:23
  • Genesis 24:24

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.