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חֲמוֹר H2544
H2544 is the Hebrew word חֲמוֹר, transliterated Chămôwr and said kham-ore'. The King James Version most often renders it hamor.
What it means
Chamor, a Canaanite.
Where it comes from
the same as H2543 (חֲמוֹר); donkey.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Hamor.
Verses using חֲמוֹר
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 33:19 · KJV
And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
Genesis 34:2 · KJV
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
Genesis 34:4 · KJV
And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
Genesis 34:6 · KJV
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
Genesis 34:8 · KJV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
Genesis 34:13 · KJV
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
Genesis 34:18 · KJV
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
Genesis 34:20 · KJV
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Genesis 34:24 · KJV
And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
Genesis 34:26 · KJV
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.
Joshua 24:32 · KJV
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
Judges 9:28 · KJV
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
Common questions
What does Strong's H2544 mean?
H2544 is the Hebrew word חֲמוֹר (Chămôwr), meaning Chamor, a Canaanite.
How is H2544 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hamor (12 times), hamor's (1 time).
How many times does H2544 appear in the Bible?
חֲמוֹר (Chămôwr) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2544 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H2543 (חֲמוֹר); donkey.
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