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נָחוֹר
na.chor
H5152
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Nahor

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na.chor is a proper name used chiefly for Terah's son, Abraham's brother, and also for an earlier ancestor and a city.

The name most often identifies Terah's son, presented as Abraham's brother and as Milcah's husband and Bethuel's father; it also identifies Terah's father in the genealogy and occurs in the designation of a city.

Senses in use

  1. Terah's son and Abraham's brother · dominant

    The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in clauses naming Terah's son alongside Abram and Haran in Genesis 11:26 and Genesis 11:27. In Genesis 11:29 the APB renders the clause "Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves," while Genesis 22:20 calls him Abraham's brother and names Milcah as bearing sons to him.

  2. Earlier ancestor in Terah's line · common

    In Genesis 11:22 the APB renders Serug as fathering this named figure; Genesis 11:24 then renders him as fathering Terah. The genealogy is also listed with Serug and Terah in 1 Chronicles 1:26.

  3. City designation · rare

    In Genesis 24:10, the Noun · Proper form occurs in the destination phrase that the APB renders "to the city of Nahor." The verse presents the name as part of a city designation rather than a family statement.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the genealogical and family clauses, the APB presents the name as "Nahor," including statements about parentage, marriage, and kinship. In Genesis 24:10 it renders the destination as "the city of Nahor"; These renderings are read with the supplied proper-noun morphology and clause context.

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