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Isaiah 34:12

“They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חֹרchôr · khore
H2715 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)
Derivation: or (fully) חוֹר; from H2787 (חָרַר); (compare H2751 (חֹרִי))
KJV renderings: noble.
Grammar: חֹרֶ֥י — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
הָ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HNcmpc/Sp3fs
Usage: Occurs 13 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 21:8 1 Kings 21:11 Nehemiah 2:16 Nehemiah 4:8 Nehemiah 4:13

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֹר here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.