H5152 H5152
Nahor: the name of two patriarchal figures, Abraham's grandfather and brother.
A proper masculine name of uncertain etymology, borne by two important figures in Israel's ancestry. The first Nahor is Abraham's grandfather, the son of Serug and father of Terah (Gen 11:22-25; 1 Chr 1:26). The second and more prominent Nahor is Abraham's brother, also a son of Terah, who married Milcah and fathered Bethuel, grandfather of Rebekah and Laban (Gen 22:20-23; 24:15, 24, 47). The 'city of Nahor' where Abraham's servant finds Rebekah (Gen 24:10) likely refers to a settlement in upper Mesopotamia associated with this family line. In the covenant between Jacob and Laban, both invoke 'the God of Nahor' alongside 'the God of Abraham' (Gen 31:53). The Septuagint consistently renders the name as Nachor.
Senses
1. Nahor (person name) — Proper noun identifying two figures in the patriarchal genealogy: (1) Abraham's grandfather, son of Serug (Gen 11:22-25; 1 Chr 1:26), and (2) Abraham's brother, son of Terah, whose descendants include Rebekah and Laban (Gen 22:20-23; 24:15, 47). The 'city of Nahor' (Gen 24:10) locates the family in upper Mesopotamia. Notably, Laban invokes 'the God of Nahor' as a distinct ancestral deity in the Mizpah covenant (Gen 31:53). Multilingual glosses transliterate consistently: Spanish 'Nacor/Najor,' French 'Nahor,' German 'Nachor.' 18×
AR["لِـ-نَاحُورَ", "لِنَاحُورَ", "ناحور", "ناحورَ", "نَاحُورَ", "نَاحُورُ", "وَ-نَاحُورُ"]·ben["আর-নাহোর", "এবং-তারা-সেবা-করত", "নাহোর", "নাহোরের", "নাহোরের-জন্য"]·DE["Nachor", "Nachors", "Nahor", "[נחור]", "dem-Nachor", "und-Nachor"]·EN["Nachor", "Nahor", "and-Nahor", "to-Nahor"]·FR["Nahor", "[נחור]", "et-Nahor", "à-Nahor"]·heb["ו-נחור", "ל-נחור", "נחור"]·HI["और-नचोर-ने", "नचोर", "नचोर-कि", "नाहोर", "नाहोर-का", "नाहोर-की", "नाहोर-के", "नाहोर-के-लिए"]·ID["Nahor", "dan-Nahor", "untuk-Nahor"]·IT["Nahor", "Naor", "[נחור]", "a-Naor", "e-Naor"]·jav["Nahor", "dhateng-Nahor", "lan-Nahor"]·KO["그리고-나호르가", "나호르", "나호르-에게", "나호르는", "나호르의", "나홀", "나홀-에게", "나홀의"]·PT["Nachor", "Nahor", "e-Nachor", "para-Nachor"]·RU["Нахор", "Нахора", "Нахору", "и-Нахор"]·ES["Nachor", "Nacor", "Najor", "a-Nachor", "y-Nacor"]·SW["Nahori", "kwa-Nahori", "na-Nahori", "wa-Nahori"]·TR["Nahor", "Nahor'a", "Nahor'u", "Nahor'un", "ve-Nahor"]·urd["اور-ناحور-نے", "ناحور", "ناحور-کا", "ناحور-کی", "ناحور-کے", "ناحور-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† נָחוֹר n.pr.m. (connexion with √ obscure);— 1. father of Teraḥ Gn 11:22, 23, 24, 25 (all P), 1 Ch 1:26. 2. son of Teraḥ and brother of Abr. Gn 11:26, 27 (P), v 29(×2); 22:20, 23; 24:15, 24, 47 cf. 29:5 (all J), Jos 24:2 (E); עִיר נ׳ Gn 24:10 (J); אֶלֹהֵי נ׳ 31:53 (E).—𝔊 always Ναχωρ.