Septuagint
The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond ...
text () is sometimes translated as Horonaim (in e.g.
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, ISV), although it possibly derives from as little as a preposition.
There is some reason to identify Horonaim with the city Horonan ( Moabite: 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍𐤍 *''Ḥawrānān''), named in the Mesha Stele (lines 31 and 32). The name may derive from the god
Horon
Horon ( pnt, χορόν, khorón) is a traditional folk dance from Pontus or Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey.
Name Etymology
The term ''horon'' derives from Greek '' choros'' ( el, χορός, khorós), which means "dance." The earliest in ...
, or from Western Semitic words for cave, cavern, hollow or valley.; and ''Strong's Hebrew'', both i
See also
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Isaiah 15
Isaiah 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. This chapter ...