Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5152
נָחוֹר
na.chor · “Nahor”
Used 18 times across 3 books
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.22;
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
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
Where it appears
Genesis16
Joshua1
1 Chronicles1
In the text
Genesis 11:22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:Genesis 11:23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.Genesis 11:24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:Genesis 11:25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.Genesis 11:26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.Genesis 11:27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.Genesis 22:20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;Genesis 22:23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.Genesis 24:10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
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