חֲמוֹר

cha.morHamor
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man13 occurrences3 books12 verses
This is the name of Hamor: A Hivite prince, father of Shechem.

Definition

the same as H2543; donkey; Chamor, a Canaanite
Traditional renderings: Hamor.

Glossary entries

Emmor Hamor

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Genesis 33:19חֲמ֖וֹר · of Hamor
    And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
  2. Genesis 34:2חֲמ֛וֹר · of Hamor
    When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
  3. Genesis 34:4חֲמ֥וֹר · Hamor
    So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
  4. Genesis 34:6חֲמ֥וֹר · Hamor
    Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
  5. Genesis 34:8חֲמ֖וֹר · But Hamor
    But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
  6. Genesis 34:13חֲמ֥וֹר · Hamor
    But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
  7. Genesis 34:18 (2×)חֲמ֑וֹר · to Hamor; חֲמֽוֹר׃ · and his
    Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
  8. Genesis 34:20חֲמ֛וֹר · So Hamor
    So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
  9. Genesis 34:24חֲמוֹר֙ · Hamor
    All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.
  10. Genesis 34:26חֲמוֹר֙ · Hamor
    They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
  11. Joshua 24:32חֲמ֥וֹר · of Hamor
    And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
  12. Judges 9:28חֲמוֹר֙ · of Hamor
    Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?