H1133G

בֶּן־חוּר

ben-churN:N-M-P

Ben-hur

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.8; son of: Hur (H1133H) § Ben-hur = "son of whiteness" or "son of Chur" a man who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

בֶּןחֿוּר proper name, masculine (son of Chur) an officer of Solomon 1Kgs 4:8. P. 301

II. חוּר proper name, masculine (meaning dubious; compare Nabataean proper name חורו Nö in Eut^{p. 45}) —

1. ᵐ5 Ωρ, named with Aaron as compan. of Moses Exod 17:10; Exod 17:12; Exod 24:14 (all E).

2. ᵐ5 Ωρ, a Judahite Exod 31:2 = Exod 35:30, compare Exod 38:22 (all P) 1Chr 2:19; 1Chr 2:20; 1Chr 2:50 (on divinity of verse see Be VB); also 1Chr 4:1; 1Chr 4:4; 2Chr 1:5.

3. ᵐ5 Ουρ, a king of Midian Num 31:8; Josh 13:21 (both P).

4. ᵐ5^L Εουρ (B omitted) head of fam. of returned exiles Neh 3:9.

5. בֶּןחֿוּר officer of Solomon 1Kgs 4:8, see below בֵּן p. 122.

1 occurrence

I Kings 4:8