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Hamor — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲמוֹר

חֲמוֹר

Chămôwr · pronounced kham-ore' · Strong's H2544 · a man

Hamor means donkey.

Built from

חֲמוֹר chămôwr (the same as, H2543) — a male ass (from its dun red) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H2543; donkey; Chamor, a Canaanite.

First appearance

Gen 33:19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hamor

12 occurrences in 12 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges

Gen 33:19Gen 34:2Gen 34:4Gen 34:6Gen 34:8Gen 34:13Gen 34:18Gen 34:20Gen 34:24Gen 34:26Josh 24:32Judg 9:28

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