Strong H1133H1133Hבֶּן־חוּר

Hur

One of the 2 senses of Strong H1133

Transliteration
ben-chûr
Pronunciation
ben-khoor'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.8;
father of: Ben-hur (H1133)

Meaning of the name

Ben-hur = "son of whiteness" or "son of Chur"

General definition

From H1121 and H2354; son of Chur;
Ben {Chur} an Israelite: - the son of Hur.

In the biblical story

Hur

One of Solomon's twelve district governors.

Hur was one of the twelve district governors appointed by King Solomon to oversee the provision of food for the royal household.

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