5152. Nachor

Lexicon

Nachor: Nahor

Original Word: נָחוֹר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Nachowr
Pronunciation: nah-KHOR
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-khore')
Definition: Nahor
Meaning: Nochor

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Nahor

From the same as nachar; snorer; Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham -- Nahor.

see HEBREW nachar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as nachar
Definition
grandfather of Abraham, also the brother of Abraham
NASB Translation
Nahor (16), Nahor's (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נָחוֺר proper name, masculine (connection with √ obscure); —

1 father of Terah Genesis 11:22,23,24,25 (all P), 1 Chronicles 1:26.

2 son of Terah and brother of Abraham Genesis 11:26,27 (P), Genesis 11:29 (twice in verse); Genesis 22:20,23; Genesis 24:15,24,47; compare Genesis 29:5 (all J), Joshua 24:2 (E); ׳עִיר נ Genesis 24:10 (J); ׳אֶלֹהֵי נ Genesis 31:53 (E). — ᵐ5 always Ναχωρ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָחַר (nâchar), which means "to snort" or "to snore."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3493: Νάχωρ (Nachor) • This Greek entry corresponds to the Hebrew נָחוֹר and is used in the Septuagint and New Testament genealogies to refer to the same individuals named Nahor in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The name Nahor is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to two individuals:
• Nahor, the son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham.
• Nahor, the son of Terah and brother of Abraham.

Context: Nahor is a significant name in the genealogical records of the Hebrew Bible. The first Nahor mentioned is the son of Serug, who is part of the ancestral line leading to Abraham. This Nahor is noted in the genealogies that trace the lineage from Shem to Abraham, highlighting the continuity of the covenantal promise through specific family lines (Genesis 11:22-25).

The second Nahor is the son of Terah and brother of Abraham, making him an uncle to Isaac. This Nahor is mentioned in Genesis 11:26-29, where the family of Terah is introduced. He is also noted for his descendants, who play roles in the narratives concerning the patriarchs. Nahor's family settled in Haran, and his lineage is significant in the context of the patriarchal narratives, particularly in the story of Isaac's marriage to Rebekah, who is Nahor's granddaughter (Genesis 24:15).

The name Nahor is emblematic of the familial and covenantal ties that are central to the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, emphasizing the importance of lineage and heritage in the unfolding of God's promises to the patriarchs.

Forms and Transliterations

וְנָח֛וֹר ונחור לְנָח֖וֹר לְנָח֥וֹר לְנָחֽוֹר׃ לנחור לנחור׃ נָח֑וֹר נָח֔וֹר נָח֖וֹר נָח֗וֹר נָחֽוֹר׃ נָחוֹר֙ נחור נחור׃ lə·nā·ḥō·wr lenaChor lənāḥōwr nā·ḥō·wr naChor nāḥōwr venaChor wə·nā·ḥō·wr wənāḥōwr

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 11:22
HEB: וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ נָחֽוֹר׃
NAS: years, and became the father of Nahor;
KJV: years, and begat Nahor:
INT: years and became of Nahor

Genesis 11:23
HEB: הוֹלִיד֥וֹ אֶת־ נָח֖וֹר מָאתַ֣יִם שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: the father of Nahor, and he had
KJV: he begat Nahor two hundred
INT: after became of Nahor hundred years

Genesis 11:24
HEB: וַיְחִ֣י נָח֔וֹר תֵּ֥שַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים
NAS: Nahor lived twenty-nine
KJV: And Nahor lived nine
INT: lived Nahor nine and twenty

Genesis 11:25
HEB: וַיְחִ֣י נָח֗וֹר אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ
NAS: and Nahor lived one hundred
KJV: And Nahor lived after
INT: lived and Nahor after became

Genesis 11:26
HEB: אַבְרָ֔ם אֶת־ נָח֖וֹר וְאֶת־ הָרָֽן׃
NAS: of Abram, Nahor and Haran.
KJV: and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
INT: and became of Abram Nahor and Haran

Genesis 11:27
HEB: אַבְרָ֔ם אֶת־ נָח֖וֹר וְאֶת־ הָרָ֑ן
NAS: of Abram, Nahor and Haran;
KJV: Abram, Nahor, and Haran;
INT: became of Abram Nahor and Haran and Haran

Genesis 11:29
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָ֧ם וְנָח֛וֹר לָהֶ֖ם נָשִׁ֑ים
NAS: Abram and Nahor took wives
KJV: And Abram and Nahor took them wives:
INT: took Abram and Nahor wives the name

Genesis 11:29
HEB: וְשֵׁ֤ם אֵֽשֶׁת־ נָחוֹר֙ מִלְכָּ֔ה בַּת־
NAS: and the name of Nahor's wife
KJV: and the name of Nahor's wife,
INT: and the name wife of Nahor's was Milcah the daughter

Genesis 22:20
HEB: הִ֛וא בָּנִ֖ים לְנָח֥וֹר אָחִֽיךָ׃
NAS: children to your brother Nahor:
KJV: children unto thy brother Nahor;
INT: he children Nahor to your brother

Genesis 22:23
HEB: יָלְדָ֣ה מִלְכָּ֔ה לְנָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃
NAS: bore to Nahor, Abraham's
KJV: did bear to Nahor, Abraham's
INT: the father Milcah to Nahor brother Abraham's

Genesis 24:10
HEB: אֶל־ עִ֥יר נָחֽוֹר׃
NAS: to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
KJV: unto the city of Nahor.
INT: to the city of Nahor

Genesis 24:15
HEB: מִלְכָּ֔ה אֵ֥שֶׁת נָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם
NAS: brother Nahor, came
KJV: the wife of Nahor, Abraham's
INT: of Milcah the wife Nahor brother of Abraham's

Genesis 24:24
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה לְנָחֽוֹר׃
NAS: whom she bore to Nahor.
KJV: of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
INT: whom bore to Nahor

Genesis 24:47
HEB: בְּתוּאֵל֙ בֶּן־ נָח֔וֹר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָֽלְדָה־
NAS: of Bethuel, Nahor's son,
KJV: of Bethuel, Nahor's son,
INT: of Bethuel son Nahor's whom bore

Genesis 29:5
HEB: לָבָ֣ן בֶּן־ נָח֑וֹר וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יָדָֽעְנוּ׃
NAS: the son of Nahor? And they said,
KJV: the son of Nahor? And they said,
INT: Laban the son Nahor said know

Genesis 31:53
HEB: אַבְרָהָ֜ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י נָחוֹר֙ יִשְׁפְּט֣וּ בֵינֵ֔ינוּ
NAS: and the God of Nahor, the God
KJV: and the God of Nahor, the God
INT: of Abraham and the God of Nahor judge between

Joshua 24:2
HEB: אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַאֲבִ֣י נָח֑וֹר וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים
NAS: and the father of Nahor, and they served
KJV: and the father of Nachor: and they served
INT: of Abraham and the father of Nahor served gods

1 Chronicles 1:26
HEB: שְׂר֥וּג נָח֖וֹר תָּֽרַח׃
NAS: Serug, Nahor, Terah,
KJV: Serug, Nahor, Terah,
INT: Serug Nahor Terah

18 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5152
18 Occurrences

lə·nā·ḥō·wr — 3 Occ.
nā·ḥō·wr — 14 Occ.
wə·nā·ḥō·wr — 1 Occ.