Strong's Hebrew · H2696

H2696 Chetsrôwn

חֶצְרוֹן

khets-rone'

Hezron

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Chetsrôwn appears 18 times in Scripture, including Genesis 46:9 and Exodus 6:14. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine; also of two Israelites

In the King James Version

Hezron.

Derivation

from H2691 (חָצֵר); court-yard;

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Numbers 26:6

“the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.”

Joshua 15:3

“proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.”

Genesis 46:9

“The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.”

1 Chronicles 2:5

“The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.”

Joshua 15:25

“Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),”

Ruth 4:19

“Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,”

Ruth 4:18

“Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,”

Exodus 6:14

“These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.”

Genesis 46:12

“The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.”

Numbers 26:21

“And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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