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(Heb. Chori', çֹøַé or çåֹøַé , prob. a “troglodyte,” or dweller in a cave, çֹì , otherwise an auger; Sept. ×ïῤῥïß , Ïὐñß , and ×ïῤῥÝ ; Vulg. Hori and Hurt), the name of two men.
1. A son of Lotan and grandson of Seir, of the aboriginal inhabitants of Idumaea (Gen_36:12; 1Ch_1:39). B.C. cir. 1964.
2. The father of Shaphat, which latter was the commissioner of the tribe of Simeon sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Num_13:5). B.C. ante 1657.
3. (Gen_36:30.) SEE HORITE.