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חֹר הַגִּדְגָּד

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Chor Hagidegad

H2735 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חור to bore, perforate, hollow, create a hole or cavity

Definition

A toponym designating a specific stopping place or encampment referenced in the Israelite wilderness itinerary, literally meaning 'the hole (or cleft) of Gidgad' or 'Hor of Gidgad.' The name signifies a geographic feature associated with Gidgad—a location noted for a distinctive cleft, cavern, or perforated rock formation.

Semantic Range

hole, cleft, cavity; geographic feature characterized by a hole or aperture; as a proper noun, a campsite or encampment named Hor-hagidgad; part of wilderness itinerary; associated with distinctive geological features

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root חור (ḥ-w-r), meaning 'hole,' 'cavity,' or 'cleft,' combined with the place name גִּדְגָּד (Gidgad) or a masculine form of it, with the definite article (הַ) interposed; thus, 'the hole/cleft of Gidgad.' The second element may be related to the root גּדד, meaning 'to cut, gather,' but as a place name its etymology is uncertain beyond its identification with Gidgad.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֹר הַגִּדְגָּד (Chor-hag-Gidgad) is mentioned in Num 33:32–33 as one of the locations where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan. The article הַ (ha-) is properly attached to the second part of the compound, not the first, creating a distinctive grammatical construction. The term חֹר (ḥôr) can refer to any natural aperture, cave, cleft, or cavity, indicating a prominent geological feature that gave the place its name. The referent Gidgad is elsewhere called Gudgodah (גֻּדְגֹּדָה, Deut 10:7), suggesting scribal or dialectal variation. In later Jewish and Christian translations, it is often rendered using the generic term 'Hor Haggidgad' or assimilated into place names with no specific meaning in English. Its precise location in the Negev or Arabah is uncertain; the name survives only in biblical lists. There is no indication of ethnic or religious connotations in the biblical text—this is a purely geographic designation.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חוֹר and a collateral (masculine) form of גֻּדְגֹּדָה, with the article interposed; hole of the cleft; Chor-hag-Gidgad, a place in the Desert; Hor-hagidgad.

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Root Family

חור (ḥ-w-r) — to bore, perforate, hollow; hole, cleft, cavity

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1032 בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Horon
H1133 בֶּן־חוּר Chur
H2352 חוּר Holes
H2353 חוּר Chur
H2354 חוּר Chur

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2735-02 הַגִּדְגָּֽד hagidegad HNp Haggidgad Hole-of-Gidgad 2
H2735-01 בְּ/חֹ֥ר bechor HR/Np at Hole-of-Gidgad 1
H2735-03 מֵ/חֹ֣ר mechor HR/Np from Hor Hole of Gidgad 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2735-01 Numbers 33:32 בְּ/חֹ֥ר bechor HR/Np at Hole-of-Gidgad
H2735-02 Numbers 33:32 הַגִּדְגָּֽד hagidegad HNp Haggidgad Hole-of-Gidgad
H2735-03 Numbers 33:33 מֵ/חֹ֣ר mechor HR/Np from Hor Hole of Gidgad
H2735-02 Numbers 33:33 הַגִּדְגָּ֑ד hagidegad HNp Haggidgad Hole-of-Gidgad
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