How many times is Hur mentioned in the Bible?
The word Hur appears 16 times in the King James Version, in 16 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Hur 16 times.
Hur in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Hur counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Hur | 16 | 16 |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
What the name Hur means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hur as "liberty; whiteness; hole".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Hur most
Hur appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (6), then 1 Chronicles (5) and Numbers (1).
First and last mention of Hur
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
Common questions
How many times is Hur in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 16 of the 16 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Hur appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (6), then 1 Chronicles (5) and Numbers (1).
Where is Hur first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 17:10: "So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill." The last is Nehemiah 3:9.
What does the name Hur mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hur as "liberty; whiteness; hole".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.