Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Horeb
Usage: Horeb = "desert" another name for Mount Sinai from which God gave the law to Moses and the Israelites Another name of si.nay (סִינַי "Sinai" H5514G)
Strong's Number
H2722
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
17
Books
6
Strong's H2722 Quick Answer
Strong's H2722 חוֹרֵב (Choreb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Choreb (kho-rabe') n/l. 1. desolate 2. Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains It has 17 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include horeb and mountain. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Choreb (kho-rabe') n/l. 1. desolate 2. Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- horeb and mountain
Meaning and Definition
Choreb (kho-rabe') n/l. 1. desolate 2. Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains [from H2717] KJV: Horeb. Root(s): H2717
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2722. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2722 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Choreb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Horeb
Exodus 17:6
15×
mountain
Exodus 3:1
2×
How Strong's H2722 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2722 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2722 in the Old Testament
17 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2722.
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2722, grouped by book.
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 9 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2722 FAQ
What does choreb (חֹרֵב) mean?
Choreb (Strong's H2722) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Horeb". Choreb (kho-rabe') n/l. 1. desolate 2. Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains
How many times is choreb (חֹרֵב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H2722 across 6 books.
Where can I study choreb (חֹרֵב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2722 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate choreb (חֹרֵב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as horeb and mountain. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.