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Hur — the meaning of the Hebrew name חוּר

חוּר

Chûwr · pronounced khoor · Strong's H2354 · a man

Hur means Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite.

Built from

חוּר chûwr (the same as, H2353) — white linen open in the lexicon ›

חוּר chûwr (or, H2352) — the crevice of a serpent open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H2353 or H2352; Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite.

First appearance

Exod 17:10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hur

15 occurrences in 15 verses — Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah

Exod 17:10Exod 17:12Exod 24:14Exod 31:2Exod 35:30Exod 38:22Num 31:8Josh 13:211Chr 2:191Chr 2:201Chr 2:501Chr 4:11Chr 4:42Chr 1:5Neh 3:9

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