1. Horite (gentilic) — Gentilic noun חֹרִי (Horite), referring to the pre-Edomite inhabitants of the hill country of Seir (Gen 14:6; 36:20–30; Deut 2:12, 22). Always appears with the article (הַחֹרִי), in both singular ('the Horite') and plural ('the Horites') forms. The two clusters represent only a number distinction (singular ms vs. plural mp), not a semantic difference — both denote members of the same ethnic group. Multilingual evidence is consistent: eng 'the Horite/Horites', spa 'el horeo/los horeos', arb الحُورِيِّين, kor 호리 사람/호리인들, swa 'Mhorini/Wahori.' 6×
AR["الْ-حُورِيِّينَ","الْحُورِيُّونَ","الْحُورِيِّ","الْحُورِيِّينَ"]·ben["-হোরীয়","-হোরীয়দের","-হোরীয়রা","হোরীয়দের"]·DE["der-Choriter","der-Horite","der-Horites","des-Choriters","die-Choriter"]·EN["the-Horite","the-Horites"]·FR["le-Horite","le-Horites"]·heb["ה-חורי","ה-חורים","ה-חרי"]·HI["-होरी","होरि","होरी","होरी-के"]·ID["orang-Hori"]·IT["il-Horite","il-Horites"]·jav["tiyang-Hori"]·KO["그-호리인","그-호리인들이","호리-사람의","호리를"]·PT["o-Chori","o-horeu","o-horita","os-horeus"]·RU["-Хорим","-Хорреев","Хорреянина"]·ES["el-horeo","los-horeos"]·SW["Mhorini","Wahori"]·TR["-Horileri","-Horlu","-Horluların","Horlular","Horlular'ı"]·urd["-حوری","-حوریوں","حوری","حوری-کے"]
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† II. חֹרִי, חוֹרִי adj., usually n.pr.gent. et pers. (prob. = cave-dweller, so Thes Rob-Ges. MV VB; v. also W Max Müll Asien u. Europa 136, 155, 156)— 1. adj. gent. שֵׂעִיר הַח׳ Gn 36:20 Seir the Horite (P); read הַח׳ also v 2 for MT הַחִוִּי. 2. n.pr.gent. always c. art.; usually sg. coll. הַחֹרִי, ancient inhabitants of land of Edom Gn 14:6 (בְּהַרֲרָם שֵׂעִיר); in P called בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר…