Greek word · G3493
Ναχώρ
nachōr
Nahor
In Genesis two men have this name: (1) son of Serug and father of Terah (Genesis 11:22–25); (2) son of Terah and brother of Abraham, grandfather of Rebekah (Genesis 11:26–29; 22:20–23).
Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
In Genesis two men have this name: (1) son of Serug and father of Terah (Genesis 11:22–25); (2) son of Terah and brother of Abraham, grandfather of Rebekah (Genesis 11:26–29; 22:20–23).
- Against the English
KJV has "Nachor" (from the Greek). Modern versions have "Nahor". No version marks which Nahor is meant. Only the order of the list shows it.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Septuagint Genesis 11:22–26 and 1 Chronicles 1:26 have Ναχωρ for both men. Joshua 24:2 mentions the brother.
Where it appears
Luke · 1
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Luke 3:34 Ναχὼρ of Nahor
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Here: Nahor, Terah's father and Abraham's grandfather (Genesis 11:22–25). He is not Abraham's brother Nahor (Genesis 11:26), who was named after this grandfather.
Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.