Bible Encyclopedias
Ben-Hur

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ben -hûr ´ (בּן־חוּר , ben -ḥūr , "son of Hur"; the King James Version son of Hur; from a Hebrew root meaning "to be white." Compare HPN , 69, note 3): One of the twelve commissariat officers in the service of Solomon (1 Kings 4:8 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ben-Hur'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/ben-hur.html. 1915.