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חֹרֵב H2722

H2722 is the Hebrew word חֹרֵב, transliterated Chôrêb and said kho-rabe'. The King James Version most often renders it horeb.

Word: חֹרֵבTransliteration: ChôrêbSaid: kho-rabe'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains.

Where it comes from

from H2717 (חָרַב); desolate.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

horeb 9×journey from horeb 1×you in horeb 1×also in horeb 1×therein at horeb 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Horeb.

Verses using חֹרֵב

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 17:6 · KJV

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Deuteronomy 1:2 · KJV

(There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

Deuteronomy 1:6 · KJV

The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

Deuteronomy 1:19 · KJV

And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.

Deuteronomy 4:10 · KJV

Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.

Deuteronomy 4:15 · KJV

Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

Deuteronomy 9:8 · KJV

Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.

Deuteronomy 18:16 · KJV

According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

1 Kings 8:9 · KJV

There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 19:8 · KJV

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

2 Chronicles 5:10 · KJV

There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

Psalm 106:19 · KJV

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

Malachi 4:4 · KJV

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2722 mean?

H2722 is the Hebrew word חֹרֵב (Chôrêb), meaning Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains.

How is H2722 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it horeb (9 times), journey from horeb (1 time), you in horeb (1 time), also in horeb (1 time), therein at horeb (1 time).

How many times does H2722 appear in the Bible?

חֹרֵב (Chôrêb) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2722 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2717 (חָרַב); desolate.

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