How to Pronounce Hamor
Hah-MORE
Hamor is pronounced Hah-MORE (ˈheɪmɔːr): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: HAY-mor.
What does Hamor mean?
Hamor means “an ass; clay; dirt”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Hamor?
He-ass, a Hivite from whom Jacob purchased the plot of ground in which Joseph was afterwards buried (Gen. 33:19). He is called “Emmor” in Acts 7:16. His son Shechem founded the city of that name which Simeon and Levi destroyed because of his crime in the matter of Dinah, Jacob’s daughter (Gen. 34:20). Hamor and Shechem were also slain (ver. 26).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
HAY-mor
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