Word Study · Strong's H2275 · Hebrew
חֶבְרוֹן
Chebron
kheb-rone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chebrôwn
“Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Hebron.
- 72occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 72 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- חֶבְר֖וֹן8
- בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן6
- חֶבְר֔וֹן6
- בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן4
- חֶבְר֑וֹן4
- בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן3
- בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃3
- וְחֶבְר֖וֹן3
- חֶבְר֥וֹן3
- חֶבְרֽוֹן׃3
- חֶבְר֑וֹנָה3
- חֶבְר֔וֹנָה3
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- Hebron27
- in Hebron16
- Hebron towards9
- [is] Hebron7
- at Hebron5
- and Hebron4
- [are] at Hebron1
- [were] in Hebron1
- from Hebron1
- to Hebron1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- proper noun (a name)28
- preposition + proper noun (a name)24
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)9
- proper noun (a name)6
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 28
- HR/Npl · 24
- HNpl/Sd · 9
- HNpm · 6
- HC/Npm · 3
- HC/Npl · 1
- HR/Npm · 1
All 72, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Samuel24 of 72 · 33%
- 1 Chronicles17 of 72 · 24%
- Joshua15 of 72 · 21%
- Genesis5 of 72 · 7%
- Judges4 of 72 · 6%
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Genesis5 occurrences
- Genesis 13:18בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.here: [are] at Hebron
- Genesis 23:2חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.here: [is] Hebron
- Genesis 23:19חֶבְר֑וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.here: [is] Hebron
- Genesis 35:27חֶבְר֔וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.here: [is] Hebron
- Genesis 37:14חֶבְר֔וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,here: Hebron
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 3:19חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.here: Hebron
- Numbers 13:22חֶבְרוֹן֒chevronproper noun (a name)They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.here: Hebron
- Numbers 13:22וְחֶבְר֗וֹןvechevronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.here: and Hebron
Joshua15 occurrences
- Joshua 10:3חֶ֠בְרוֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,here: Hebron
- Joshua 10:5חֶבְר֤וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.here: Hebron
- Joshua 10:23חֶבְרוֹן֙chevronproper noun (a name)So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.here: Hebron
- Joshua 10:36חֶבְר֑וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.here: Hebron towards
- Joshua 10:39לְחֶבְר֗וֹןlechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.here: to Hebron
- Joshua 11:21חֶבְרוֹן֙chevronproper noun (a name)At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.here: Hebron
- Joshua 12:10חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;here: Hebron
- Joshua 14:13חֶבְר֛וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.here: Hebron
- Joshua 14:14חֶ֠בְרוֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.here: Hebron
- Joshua 14:15חֶבְר֤וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.here: Hebron
- Joshua 15:13חֶבְרֽוֹן׃chevronproper noun (a name)According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)here: [is] Hebron
- Joshua 15:54חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.here: [is] Hebron
- Joshua 20:7חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.here: [is] Hebron
- Joshua 21:11חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)here: [is] Hebron
- Joshua 21:13חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,here: Hebron
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 1:10בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.here: in Hebron
- Judges 1:10חֶבְר֥וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.here: Hebron
- Judges 1:20חֶבְר֔וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.here: Hebron
- Judges 16:3חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פchevronproper noun (a name)But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.here: Hebron
1 Samuel1 occurrence
2 Samuel24 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:1חֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.here: Hebron towards
- 2 Samuel 2:3חֶבְרֽוֹן׃chevronproper noun (a name)David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.here: Hebron
- 2 Samuel 2:11בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 2:32בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃bechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.here: at Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:2בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:5בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:19בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)Abner also spoke to the Benjamites and went to Hebron to tell David all that seemed good to Israel and to the whole house of Benjamin.here: at Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:20חֶבְר֔וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.here: Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:22בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:27חֶבְר֔וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.here: Hebron
- 2 Samuel 3:32בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 4:1בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 4:8חֶבְרוֹן֒chevronproper noun (a name)They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”here: Hebron
- 2 Samuel 4:12בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 4:12בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.here: at Hebron
- 2 Samuel 5:1חֶבְר֑וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.here: Hebron towards
- 2 Samuel 5:3חֶבְר֔וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.here: Hebron towards
- 2 Samuel 5:3בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.here: at Hebron
- 2 Samuel 5:5בְּחֶבְרוֹן֙bechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 5:13מֵחֶבְר֑וֹןmechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.here: from Hebron
- 2 Samuel 15:7בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃bechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 15:8בְּחֶבְרוֹן׃bechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”here: in Hebron
- 2 Samuel 15:9חֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.here: Hebron towards
- 2 Samuel 15:10בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃bechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”here: in Hebron
1 Chronicles17 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:42חֶבְרֽוֹן׃chevronproper noun (a name)The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 2:43חֶבְר֑וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)The sons of Hebron:here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 3:1בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;here: in Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 3:4בְחֶבְר֔וֹןvechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,here: in Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 6:2וְחֶבְר֖וֹןvechevronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.here: and Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 6:18וְחֶבְר֖וֹןvechevronconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.here: and Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 6:55חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 6:57חֶבְר֥וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 11:1חֶבְר֣וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.here: Hebron towards
- 1 Chronicles 11:3חֶבְר֔וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.here: Hebron towards
- 1 Chronicles 11:3בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.here: at Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 12:23חֶבְר֑וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:here: Hebron towards
- 1 Chronicles 12:38חֶבְר֔וֹנָהchevronahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.here: Hebron towards
- 1 Chronicles 15:9חֶבְר֑וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 23:12חֶבְר֥וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 23:19חֶבְר֑וֹןchevronproper noun (a name)The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.here: Hebron
- 1 Chronicles 29:27בְּחֶבְר֤וֹןbechevronpreposition + proper noun (a name)The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.here: in Hebron