Greek word · G1697

Ἐμμόρ

emmor

Hamor

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Ἑμμώρ (T, Ἐμμώρ, Rec. -όρ indecl. (Heb. חֲמוֹר),

Emmor (Genesis 33:19): Acts 7:16.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 7:16 Ἑμμὼρ of Hamor

    Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

    Here: Hamor was the Hivite chief of Shechem, and his son was also named Shechem (Gen 34:2). The name Hamor means 'donkey'. The Greek spelling follows the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint).

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