BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2544
cha.mor — Hamor
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.33.19; father of: Shechem (H7927H) Also named: Emmor (Ἐμμόρ "Hamor" G1697) § Hamor = "he-ass" the Hivite prince of the city of Shechem when Jacob entered Palestine
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1697
Emmor — Hamor
Ἑμμώρ (T, Ἐμμώρ, Rec. -όρ indecl. (Heb. חֲמוֹר), Emmor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →An ass, Acts 7:16. (See HAMOR.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
