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חֹרֹנִי H2772

H2772 is the Hebrew word חֹרֹנִי, transliterated Chôrônîy and said kho-ro-nee'. The King James Version most often renders it horonite.

Word: חֹרֹנִיTransliteration: ChôrônîySaid: kho-ro-nee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim.

Where it comes from

patrial from H2773 (חֹרֹנַיִם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

horonite 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: Horonite.

Verses using חֹרֹנִי

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Nehemiah 2:10 · KJV

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

Nehemiah 2:19 · KJV

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Nehemiah 13:28 · KJV

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2772 mean?

H2772 is the Hebrew word חֹרֹנִי (Chôrônîy), meaning a Choronite or inhabitant of Choronaim.

How is H2772 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it horonite (3 times).

How many times does H2772 appear in the Bible?

חֹרֹנִי (Chôrônîy) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2772 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: patrial from H2773 (חֹרֹנַיִם).

Nearby entries

H2769 · חֶרְמוֹנִים — Hermons, i.e. its peaks H2770 · חֶרְמֵשׁ — a sickle (as cutting)H2771 · חָרָן — Charan, the name of a man and also of a place H2773 · חֹרֹנַיִם — Choronajim, a place in Moab H2774 · חַרְנֶפֶר — Charnepher, an Israelite H2775 · חֶרֶס — the itch; the sun

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