H2752 - חֹרִי (Chôrîy)

H2752 חֹרִי (Chôrîy) kho-ree'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Horite

Strong's Definition

a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean

Derivation: from H2356 (חוֹר); cave-dweller or troglodyte;

KJV Usage: Horims, Horites.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Horite = "cave dweller"

1) the inhabitants of Mount Seir

2) the inhabitants of Edom (in later times)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

Someone descended from Hori who was aomeone descended from Hori, a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.22; son of: Lotan (H3877); brother of: Hemam (H1950) Group of cho.ri (חֹרִי "Hori" H2753H) § Horite = "cave dweller" 1) the inhabitants of Mount Seir 2) the inhabitants of Edom (in later times)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֹרִי chôrý̂y BDB Definition: Horite = cave dweller 1) the inhabitants of Mount Seir 2) the inhabitants of Edom (in later times) Part of Speech: noun patrial masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2356 Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (6)

14:6 36:20 36:21 36:29

2:12 2:22

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in [the area of] Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which [is] near the desert.

Genesis 36:20

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Genesis 36:21

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

Genesis 36:29

These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan,... Shobal,... Zibeon,... Anah,

Deuteronomy 2:12

The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed [the Horites] from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.

Deuteronomy 2:22

just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.