חֲצַר גַּדָּה

# Hazar-gaddah: A Geographical Designation Hazar-gaddah is a Hebrew place name appearing twice in the biblical text. The term is a compound: *chatsar* (enclosure or settlement) combined with *gaddah* (bank or boundary), literally suggesting "settlement of the bank" or "enclosure at the boundary." This compositional structure indicates a location defined by its geographical position relative to a watercourse or territorial limit. The rarity of this toponym—appearing only twice in the biblical record—suggests it was a minor settlement of limited significance to the biblical writers. Without additional contextual data from the provided lexicon entry, we cannot determine the specific geographical region it occupied or why it warranted mention in these two instances. The dual occurrence preserves it in the biblical text but leaves its precise location and historical importance dependent on other biblical and archaeological sources beyond this lexical definition alone.