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Nahor

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(snoring). (1) Abraham’s grandfather (Gen. 11:22-25²²And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: ²³And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. ²⁴And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: ²⁵And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. (Genesis 11:22‑25)). (2) Abraham’s brother (Gen. 11:27-29²⁷Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. ²⁸And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. ²⁹And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. (Genesis 11:27‑29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See NAHOR.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5152 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Nachowr

Phonic:

naw-khore’

Meaning:

from the same as 5170; snorer; Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham

KJV Usage:

Nahor

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

same as Nachor

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

White; dry; hot; angry; snorer:―name of the grandfather and a brother of Abram [NACHOR], Gen. 11:22. {AIbus}