Strong’s H5152 · Hebrew

נָחוֹר
Nâchôwr
naw-khore'

Definition

Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham

Etymology

from the same as H5170 (נַחַר); snorer;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Nahor

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