Chor denotes an opening or recess, used for hiding places, wall and hand openings, and bodily sockets.

The attested uses chiefly point to an opening or recess in an object or structure, with related uses for places of concealment in rough terrain and for bodily sockets. Some clauses, especially the oracle involving lions, leave the term's precise contribution less visible in the translation.

1. Openings or recesses in objects and structures · dominant

   The singular absolute form occurs with a wall opening in Ezekiel 8:7 and with a hand sent through an opening in Song of Songs 5:4. In 2 Kings 12:10, the same singular form occurs in the account of silver found in the house of the LORD, though the APB does not isolate its contribution within the description of the chest and silver.

   2 Kings 12:10Ezekiel 8:7Song of Songs 5:4
2. Places of hiding or dwelling in terrain · common

   The plural form names the places from which the Hebrews come after hiding in 1 Samuel 14:11. In Job 30:6, the plural construct form occurs in the description of dwelling amid dust and rocks; the APB renders the clause "in holes of dust and rocks."

   1 Samuel 14:11Job 30:6
3. Recesses in bodily and lion-related clauses · common

   In Zechariah 14:12, the plural construct form occurs in the plague description where the APB renders eyes rotting "in their sockets." Nahum 2:13 also has the plural construct form in an oracle mentioning lions, but the APB does not make the term's particular contribution clear.

   Nahum 2:13Zechariah 14:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "holes" in 1 Samuel 14:11 and Job 30:6, "one hole in the wall" in Ezekiel 8:7, and "sockets" in Zechariah 14:12. In 2 Kings 12:10, Song of Songs 5:4, and Nahum 2:13, the translation gives the larger clause, so its precise rendering of the term is less certain.