חֹרִיChôrîy
חֹרִי: proper name [of a people]: see below III.
Pronunciation: kho-ree' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2753
Meanings
חרר
חֹרִי: cave-dweller
1. the Horite (Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:2)
2. ancient inhabitants of land of Edom (Genesis 14:6; Genesis 36:21; Genesis 36:20)
3.
a. an Edomite (Genesis 36:22; 1 Chronicles 1:39)
b. a Simeonite (Numbers 13:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:22 The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna.
- Genesis 36:30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.
- Numbers 13:5 Simeon Shaphat son of Hori
- 1 Chronicles 1:39 The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).