The meaning of “חֶצְרוֹן”

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

H2696

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

חֶצְרוֹן

Phonetickhets-rone'

TransliterationChetsrôwn

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Hezron. - § Hezron = "surrounded by a wall" - Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine - also of two Israelites n pr m 1) a son of Reuben 2) a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah n pr loc 3) a place in the extreme south of Judah

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

17 total references

Reference	Text
Genesis 46:12	“And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.”
Exodus 6:14	“These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.”
Numbers 26:21	“And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.”
Joshua 15:25	“And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,”
Ruth 4:19	“And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

17x

Most Frequent Book

1 Chronicles

Book Distribution

Genesis2

Exodus1

Numbers2

Joshua2

Ruth2

1 Chronicles8

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