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Meaning and etymology of the name Nahor
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Nahor 
There are two Nahors in the Bible. One is the paternal grandfather of Abraham, the other is the brother of Abraham and Haran, and half-brother of Sarah (Genesis 20:12). Brother Nahor marries Milcah, the daughter of Haran.
The name Nahor may have to do with the verb  (nhr). BDB Theological Dictionary neither confirms nor disputes this but states that 'the connection with the root is obscure.' To make matters worse, this verb is not used in the Bible, although in the cognate languages it means either snorting or nostril. There are three derivatives of this verb that are used in the Bible, and each only once: (nahar), a snorting (of a horse, Job 39:20);  (naharah), a snorting (Jeremiah 8:6 only);  (nahir), nostril (Job 41:12 only).
Even more confusing is a certain form of the verb  (harar), be hot, burned or charred. This certain form is and is used in Psalm 69:3 (Green: scorched; NAS: parched ), Jeremiah 6:29 (Green: blow; NAS: blow fiercely) and Ezekiel 15:4 (Green & NAS: charred).
The verb is part of a group of three identical roots. The other two are:
(hrr), the assumed root of  (hor), noble or free-man;
(hrr), the assumed root of (hor a and hur), meaning hole.
Whatever the true etymology and original meaning, to any Hebrew audience the name Nahor would mean both A Snort or A Snorting, and Charred or Scorched.
For a meaning of the name Nahor, NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Snorting. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Snorting and Breathing Hard.
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