חֶבְרוֹן

Strong’s Definition

Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H2267 (חֶבֶר); seat of association;

KJV Usage

Hebron.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr loc) a city in south judah approximately 20 south of jerusalem and approximately 20 miles (30 km) north of beersheba and near where abraham built an altar
• 2.(n pr m) the 3rd son of kohath and grandson of levi
• 3.a descendant of caleb

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chebrôwn; Pronunciation: kheb-rone'