The meaning of “חֶבְרוֹן”

Understanding Chebrôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H2275

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

חֶבְרוֹן

Phonetickheb-rone'

TransliterationChebrôwn

Grammar Code

N:N--L

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Hebron. - § Hebron = "association" - Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites n pr loc 1) a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar n pr m 2) the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi 3) a descendant of Caleb

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

66 total references

Reference	Text
Genesis 23:19	“And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.”
Numbers 13:22	“And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)”
Judges 1:20	“And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.”
2 Samuel 3:32	“And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.”
1 Chronicles 11:1	“Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

66x

Most Frequent Book

2 Samuel

Book Distribution

Genesis5

Exodus1

Numbers2

Joshua15

Judges3

1 Samuel1

2 Samuel21

1 Kings1

1 Chronicles16

2 Chronicles1

Devotional Reflection

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