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טְחֹר H2914
H2914 is the Hebrew word טְחֹר, transliterated ṭᵉchôr and said tekh-ore'. The King James Version most often renders it emerods.
What it means
a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumorin the anus or pudenda (the piles).
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to burn.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: emerod.
Verses using טְחֹר
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 28:27 · KJV
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
1 Samuel 5:6 · KJV
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
1 Samuel 5:9 · KJV
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
1 Samuel 5:12 · KJV
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 6:4 · KJV
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
1 Samuel 6:5 · KJV
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
1 Samuel 6:11 · KJV
And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
1 Samuel 6:17 · KJV
And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
Common questions
What does Strong's H2914 mean?
H2914 is the Hebrew word טְחֹר (ṭᵉchôr), meaning a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumorin the anus or pudenda (the piles).
How is H2914 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it emerods (8 times).
How many times does H2914 appear in the Bible?
טְחֹר (ṭᵉchôr) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2914 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to burn.
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