Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2772
חֹרֹנִי
cho.ro.ni · “Horonite”
Used 3 times across 1 book
Definition
Someone descended from Horon(?), first mentioned at Neh.2.10
§ Horonite = "native of Horonaim"
1) an inhabitant of Horonaim in Moab
1a) the designation of Sanballat, the opponent of Nehemiah
§ Horonite = "native of Horonaim"
1) an inhabitant of Horonaim in Moab
1a) the designation of Sanballat, the opponent of Nehemiah
Where it appears
Nehemiah3
In the text
Nehemiah 2:10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?Nehemiah 13:28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
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