Midvash

נָחוֹרNâchôwr

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

Pronunciation: naw-khore' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5152

Meanings

1. father of Terah (Genesis 11:22; Genesis 11:23; Genesis 11:24)

2. son of Terah and brother of Abraham (Genesis 11:26; Genesis 11:27; Genesis 11:29)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 18 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 11:22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
  • Genesis 11:23 After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
  • Genesis 11:25 After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:26 After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
  • Genesis 11:27 This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
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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).