Chôr — H2715

Definition

masculine noun

properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)

1. a noble, freeborn one

Usually translated as

noble

Origin

or (fully) chôwr; from H2787; (compare H2751)

• Chârar (H2787)
• Chôrîy (H2751)

Occurrences

Chôr occurs 13 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (2), Nehemiah (7), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2)

• 1 Kings 21:8 — So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles (הַֽחֹרִים֙) that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
• 1 Kings 21:11 — And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles (וְהַחֹרִ֗ים) who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
• Nehemiah 2:16 — And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles (וְלַחֹרִ֣ים), nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
• Nehemiah 4:14 — And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles (הַחֹרִ֤ים), and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
• Nehemiah 4:19 — And I said unto the nobles (הַחֹרִ֤ים), and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
• Nehemiah 5:7 — Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles (הַחֹרִ֣ים), and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
• Nehemiah 6:17 — Moreover in those days the nobles (חֹרֵ֤י) of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
• Nehemiah 7:5 — And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles (הַחֹרִ֧ים), and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
• Nehemiah 13:17 — Then I contended with the nobles (חֹרֵ֣י) of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
• Ecclesiastes 10:17 — Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles (חוֹרִ֑ים), and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
• Isaiah 34:12 — They shall call the nobles (חֹרֶ֥יהָ) thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
• Jeremiah 27:20 — Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles (חֹרֵ֥י) of Judah and Jerusalem;
• Jeremiah 39:6 — Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles (חֹרֵ֣י) of Judah.