חֶבְרוֹן
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Hebron
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word חֶבְרוֹן (chev.ron) is a proper name that refers to a specific person or entity. In its 7 occurrences in the Bible, it is consistently used as a name, indicating that it is a unique and individualized identity. The name חֶבְרוֹן is strongly associated with a city, as indicated by the lexicon data providing the short definition "Hebron." This suggests that the person or entity referred to by this name has a significant connection to the city of Hebron. The exact nature of this connection cannot be specified from the provided data, but it implies a level of prominence or importance. The fact that this name occurs 7 times in the Bible indicates that it is not an obscure or minor reference. Instead, it suggests that the person or entity referred to by this name is significant to the narrative or historical account being conveyed, warranting multiple mentions throughout the text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
Numbers 3:19The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 6:2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 15:9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
1 Chronicles 23:19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.