Hori (Bible)
Hori is the name of two people in the Old Testament .
etymology
The Hebrew name Hori appears in the Masoretic text as חֹרִי ḥorî for the son of Lotan ( Gen 36.22 EU and 1 Chr 1.39 EU ) and חֹורִי ḥôrî for the father Schafat, mentioned only in Num 13.5 EU . The Horites are always written חֹרִי ḥorî . The derivation of the name is unclear. It is probably only secondarily a personal name and primarily a place or collective name. Usually the name is associated with the noun חֹור ḥôr "cave" and translated as "cave dwellers". Alternatively, the meaning "noble / free (born) he" is given. Horst Seebass favors the latter .
Hori, son of Lotan
In the descendants list of Esau in Gen 36 EU , Hori is a son of Lotan and grandson of Seïr ( Gen 36,22 EU ). A brother named Hemam is named. Seïr is introduced in Gen 36.20 EU without reference to Esau. Hori is mentioned again in 1 Chr 1.39 EU .
Hori, father of Schafat
In Num 13.5 EU , Hori is mentioned as the father of the scout Shafat of the Simeon tribe .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gesenius , 16th ed. 1915, pp. 255, 259.
- ↑ Horst Seebass : Numbers II (10.11 - 22.1), Biblical Commentary Old Testament , Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2003, ISBN 3-7887-1475-1 , p. 103.