חָבוֹר
cha.vor
Habor
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word חָבוֹר (cha.vor) is a proper noun, specifically a person's name, as indicated by its Strong's number (H2249) and classification under the "Proper Name: Person" semantic domain. This name is mentioned three times in the Bible. Without further information about the context in which this name appears, it's impossible to determine its meaning or cultural significance precisely. However, given its appearance as a personal name, it's likely that it conveys unique identity or characteristics associated with the individual. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that this person played a significant role or held a notable position in the society or events in which they participated, although the specifics of their impact or actions remain uncertain.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
2 Kings 18:11The king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.