Strong H2696H2696Jחֶצְרוֹן
Hezron
One of the 4 senses of Strong H2696
- Transliteration
- chetsrôn
- Pronunciation
- khets-rone'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Hazor was a major Canaanite city, whose king Jabin led a coalition against Israel; it was captured and destroyed by Joshua (Josh 11:1,10-11,13), later oppressing Israel before being defeated by Deborah and Barak (Judg 4:2,17).
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.
{Chetsron} the name of a place in Palestine; also fo two Israelites: - Hezron.
In the biblical story
Hazor
Major Canaanite city conquered by Joshua
Hazor was a major Canaanite city, whose king Jabin led a coalition against Israel; it was captured and destroyed by Joshua (Josh 11:1,10-11,13), later oppressing Israel before being defeated by Deborah and Barak (Judg 4:2,17).
In the Bible
Strong H2696J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hezron1
First verses
- Joshua 15:3And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: