Chôrêb — H2722

H2722 · Hebrew — חרב

Pronunciation: kho-rabe'

Definition

locative proper noun

Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains

  1. Horeb = "desert"
  2. another name for Mount Sinai from which God gave the law to Moses and the Israelites

Usually translated as

Horeb

Origin

from H2717; desolate

Occurrences

Chôrêb occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (3), Deuteronomy (9), 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C