Strong's H2914 · Hebrew
טְחֹר
ṭᵉchôr · /tekh-ore'/
Definition
a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumorin the anus or pudenda (the piles)
KJV: emerod.
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to burn;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered טְחֹר across 8 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy1 verse
1 Samuel7 verses
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
1 Samuel 5:9And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
1 Samuel 5:12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 6:4Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. you: Heb. them
1 Samuel 6:5Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
1 Samuel 6:11And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
1 Samuel 6:17And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2914 (ṭᵉchôr) mean?
a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumorin the anus or pudenda (the piles)
How many times does H2914 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2914 (טְחֹר) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “emerods.”
How is ṭᵉchôr translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2914 is rendered as “emerods” (8×).
Where does the Hebrew word טְחֹר come from?
from an unused root meaning to burn;