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Strong's H2752 חֹרִי (chori)

Chori means “Horims” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2752 — keleuma (“shout”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2752
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 2

Strong's H2752 Quick Answer

Strong's H2752 חוֹרִי (Choriy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Choriy (kho-ree') n-m. 1. cave-dweller or troglodyte 2. a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean It has 6 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include horims and horite. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Choriy (kho-ree') n-m. 1. cave-dweller or troglodyte 2. a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
horims and horite

Meaning and Definition

Choriy (kho-ree') n-m. 1. cave-dweller or troglodyte 2. a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean [from H2356] KJV: Horims, Horites. Root(s): H2356

Original Word
חוֹרִי
Transliteration
Choriy
Derivation
First root strongs: 2356
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2752. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Horite

Usage: Someone descended from Hori who was aomeone descended from Hori, a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.22; son of: Lotan (H3877); brother of: Hemam (H1950) Group of cho.ri (חֹרִי "Hori" H2753H) § Horite = "cave dweller" 1) the inhabitants of Mount Seir 2) the inhabitants of Edom (in later times)

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How Strong's H2752 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Choriy, 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.

Horims Deuteronomy 2:12 Horite Genesis 36:20

How Strong's H2752 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 6 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2752 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 H2752 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 14:6 KJV

And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

Genesis 36:20 KJV

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

Genesis 36:21 KJV

And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2752.

Genesis 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
Genesis 36:20 Old Testament, KJV
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
Genesis 36:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
Genesis 36:29 Old Testament, KJV
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
Deuteronomy 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
Deuteronomy 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2752, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2752 FAQ

What does chori (חֹרִי) mean?

Chori (Strong's H2752) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Horims". Choriy (kho-ree') n-m. 1. cave-dweller or troglodyte 2. a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean

How many times is chori (חֹרִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H2752 across 2 books.

Where can I study chori (חֹרִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2752 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chori (חֹרִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as horims and horite. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.