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חֹרִי ḥorī – white

Semantic Fields: Colours   
Author(s): John E. Hartley
First published: 2026-05-20
Citation: John E. Hartley, חֹרִי ḥorī – white,
               Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database (sahd-online.com), 2026

Introduction

Grammatical type: adjective.
Occurrences: 1x HB (1/0/0); 0x Sir; 0x Qum; 0x Inscr. (Total: 1x).

  • Torah: Gen 40:16.

7. Conclusion

A.1 חרי denotes ‘white’. In its sole occurrence in Heb. Scriptures, it functions as a subst. for ‘white bread or pastry’.

For this entry, see further John E. Hartley, The Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Colour Lexemes (2010), 89-91 (Printed publications).

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