Strong H2696H2696Hחֶצְרוֹן

Hezron

One of the 4 senses of Strong H2696

Transliteration
chetsrôn
Pronunciation
khets-rone'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12;
son of: Perez (H6557);
brother of: Hamul (H2538); married to daughter_of_Machir (H4353I) and Abiah (H29J);
father of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H806)

Meaning of the name

Hezron = "surrounded by a wall"

General definition

From H2691; courtyard;
{Chetsron} the name of a place in Palestine; also fo two Israelites: - Hezron.

In the biblical story

Hezron

Son of Perez, grandson of Judah, ancestor of David.

Hezron was the son of Perez and grandson of Judah, and his descendants formed the Hezronite clan within the tribe of Judah.

In the Bible

Strong H2696H appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hezron11
  • s1

First verses

  1. 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.
  2. Numbers 26:21
    And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
  3. Ruth 4:18
    Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
  4. Ruth 4:19
    And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:5
    The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:9
    The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:18
    And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
  8. 1 Chronicles 2:21
    And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
  9. 1 Chronicles 2:24
    And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:25
    And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
  11. 1 Chronicles 4:1
    The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
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