חוֹר֑וֹן
𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤍
choron
horon
from בַּיִת and חוֹר; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine; Beth-horon.
2 Chronicles 25:13 · Word #15
Lexicon H1032
| Lemma | בֵּית חוֹרוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Bêyth Chôwrôwn |
| Strong's | H1032 |
| In-context | horon |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1032-02
Beth-Horon (House of the Hollow)
| Root | חור (ḥ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | hole, hollow place, cavity, depression |
| Semantic Range | A specific geographic location in the hill country of Ephraim; may denote either Upper or Lower Beth-Horon or the region encompassing both. |
| Conceptual Significance | Beth-Horon was a strategically significant ascent/descent route in central Israel, associated with key battles (e.g., Joshua 10) and Levitical inheritance. Its name reflects the topography of hollowed or depressed terrain characteristic of the area. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp); compound place name formed from בֵּית in construct + חוֹרֹן; grammatically singular; refers collectively to two adjoining towns (Upper and Lower Beth-Horon). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from בֵּית (house of) in construct with חוֹר (hollow, cavity), preserving the root sense of a hollow or depression. As an HNp (proper noun), it is rendered as a singular place name while retaining the underlying meaning of the compound. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חור (hole, hollow place, cavity, depression)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2735-01 |
bechor | Hole-of-the-Gidgad |
H2362-01 |
chaveran | Cavern-Land |
H2437-01 |
chirah | Chirah (Splendor-White) |
Word Usage (28 occurrences of H1032)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua 10:10 | בֵית | veyt | of Beth |
| Joshua 10:10 | חוֹרֹ֔ן | choron | Horon |
| Joshua 10:11 | בֵּית | beyt | of Beth |