Lexicon
חֹרֹנַיִם
cho.ro.na.yim
H2773
N:N--L Hebrew

Horonaim

4
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

cho.ro.na.yim is a proper place-name appearing in reports of outcry, weeping, and devastation.

The term is used consistently as a proper place-name, located in verses that describe cries of shattering, weeping, and desolation; it is also named within a sequence of locations.

Senses in use

  1. Place-name in lament and devastation reports · dominant

    All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and name the same location. In Isaiah 15:5 the APB renders an outcry of breaking on its way; in Jeremiah 48:3 it renders a voice of outcry from the location, while Jeremiah 48:5 places a cry of shattering on its descent and Jeremiah 48:34 includes it in a sequence of places from which voices are raised.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Horonaim” in each occurrence. It places the name in clauses about an outcry, a descent, and a list of locations; Its surrounding wording does not define the name itself.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture