The meaning of “חָבוֹר”
Understanding Châbôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Habor. - § Habor = "joining" - Chabor, a river of Assyria 1) a tributary of the Euphrates River in Assyria
חָבוֹר
Habor. - § Habor = "joining" - Chabor, a river of Assyria 1) a tributary of the Euphrates River in Assyria
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 17:6 | “In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.” Word: חָבוֹר (Châbôwr) | |
| 2 Kings 18:11 | “And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:” Word: חָבוֹר (Châbôwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:26 | “And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. ” Word: חָבוֹר (Châbôwr) |