Bible Dictionary: Horite

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HORITE; HORIM

ho'-rit, ho'-rim (chori, chorim; Chorraioi): Denoted the inhabitants of Mt. Seir before its occupation by the Edomites (Deuteronomy 2:12). Seir is accordingly called Horite in Genesis 36:20, 30, where a list of his descendants is given, who afterward mixed with the invading Edomites. Esau himself married the daughter of the Horite chieftain Anah (Genesis 36:25; see 36:2, where "Hivite" must be corrected into "Horite"). The "Horites" in their "Mt. Seir" were among the nations defeated by the army of Chedorlaomer in the age of Abraham (Genesis 14:6). The Hebrew Horitc, however, is the Khar of the Egyptian inscriptions, a name given to the whole of Southern Palestine and Edom as well as to the adjacent sea. In accordance with this we find in the Old Testament also traces of the existence of the Horites in other parts of the country besides Mt. Seir. In Genesis 34:2 Joshua 9:7, the Septuagint (Cod. A) more correctly reads "Horite" instead of "Hivite" for the inhabitants of Shechem and Gibeon, and Caleb is said to be "the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah" or Bethlehem (1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 4:4). Hor or Horite has sometimes been explained to mean "cave-dweller"; it more probably, however, denotes the "white" race. The Horites were Semites, and consequently are distinguished in Deuteronomy 2:12 from the tall race of Rephaim.

A. H. Sayce

Strong's Hebrew

1950. Homam -- a Horite
... 1949, 1950. Homam. 1951 . a Horite. Transliteration: Homam Phonetic Spelling:
(ho-mawm') Short Definition: Hemam. Word Origin from ...
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6649. Tsibon -- "hyena," a Horite
... 6648, 6649. Tsibon. 6650 . "hyena," a Horite. Transliteration: Tsibon
Phonetic Spelling: (tsib-one') Short Definition: Zibeon. Word ...
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4506a. Manachath -- a descendant of Seir the Horite
... Manachath. 4506b . a descendant of Seir the Horite. Transliteration: Manachath
Short Definition: Manahath. ... of Seir the Horite NASB Word Usage Manahath (2). ...
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345. Ayyah -- "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Israelite
... 344, 345. Ayyah. 346 . "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Israelite.
Transliteration: Ayyah Phonetic Spelling: (ah-yaw') Short Definition: Aiah. ...
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4506. Manachath -- a descendant of Seir the Horite
... Manachath. 4506a . a descendant of Seir the Horite. Transliteration: Manachath
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-nakh'-ath) Short Definition: Manahath. Manahath ...
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2752. Chori -- inhab. of Edom, also the name of an Edomite, also ...
... of Edom, also the name of an Edomite, also the name of a Simeonite NASB Word
Usage Hori (3), Horite (1), Horites (6). Horims, Horites. ...
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Library

Chapter xxxvi
... settlement in Seir (v. Genesis 36:1-8); (2) Esau's descendants (v. Genesis
36:9-14); (3) the Edomitish chiefs (v. Genesis 36:15-19); (4) the Horite chiefs ( ...
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The Israelites
... side of the Jordan, Ishmael and the Keturites had made themselves a home in Arabia,
Edom had possessed itself of the mountain-fastnesses of the Horite and the ...
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The Nations of the South-East
... Esau, the brother of Jacob, had already gathered around him a body of followers,
and had married into the family of a Horite chief. ...
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Canaan
... But a comparison of the first passage with the later verses of the same chapter
shows that "Hivite" must be corrected into "Horite," and in the second passage ...
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Thesaurus

Horite (4 Occurrences)
...HORITE; HORIM. ... Seir is accordingly called Horite in Genesis 36:20, 30, where a list
of his descendants is given, who afterward mixed with the invading Edomites. ...
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Horim (2 Occurrences)
...HORITE; HORIM. ... Seir is accordingly called Horite in Genesis 36:20, 30, where a list
of his descendants is given, who afterward mixed with the invading Edomites. ...
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Anah (10 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Speech. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean
tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all the branches of this ...
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Zibeon (7 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Robber; or dyed. (1.) A Hivite (Genesis 36:2). (2.) A
Horite, and son of Seir (Genesis 36:20). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Uz (8 Occurrences)
... (1.) The son of Aram, and grandson of Shem (Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17).
(2.) One of the Horite "dukes" in the land of Edom (Genesis 36:28). ...
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Shobal (9 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite;
one of the Horite "dukes" (Genesis 36:20). (2.) One of ...
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Dishan (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Antelope, the youngest son of Seir the Horite, head
of one of the tribes of Idumaea (Genesis 36:21, 28, 30). Int. ...
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Hivite (25 Occurrences)
... that the name is descriptive, meaning "villagers." The difficulty of explaining
it is increased by the fact that it has been confused with "Horite" in some ...
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Lotan (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Coverer, one of the sons of Seir, the Horite (Genesis
36:20, 29). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. LOTAN. ...
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Dishon (7 Occurrences)
... di'-shan, di'-shon (dishan, dishon, "antelope," "pygarg"): A Horite clan, mentioned
as the youngest "son" and elsewhere as the "grandson" of Seir. ...
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Bible Concordance

Horite (4 Occurrences)

Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
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Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 36:29 These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 36:30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Horite

Related Terms

Horim (2 Occurrences)

Anah (10 Occurrences)

Zibeon (7 Occurrences)

Uz (8 Occurrences)

Shobal (9 Occurrences)

Dishan (5 Occurrences)

Hivite (25 Occurrences)

Lotan (5 Occurrences)

Dishon (7 Occurrences)