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
Explored# Hebron (H2275): A Biblical Place Name Hebron, transliterated from the Hebrew *chevron*, appears only twice in the biblical text according to the lexicon data provided. As a proper noun, it functions as a geographical designation rather than a word with semantic range or multiple meanings. The limited occurrences suggest it held specific rather than pervasive importance in the biblical narrative, appearing in contexts significant enough to warrant mention but not so frequently as to dominate the text. Without access to the specific passages where these two occurrences appear in the provided data, the precise historical or theological significance of Hebron cannot be determined from the lexicon entry alone. What can be stated definitively is that the Hebrew Bible refers to a location called Hebron at least twice, marking it as a place of sufficient importance to be named and recorded. The minimal frequency data suggests it may have been a landmark or settlement of note, though determining its role—whether primarily genealogical, geographical, or historical—requires examination of the actual biblical contexts where it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text