חָצוֹר
Hazor
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Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
Where this word appears
Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
Every verse where H2674 appears in the Book of 1 Samuel — 1 distinct verse. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
1 Samuel
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, חצור (Châtsôwr) means “Hazor.” Scripture first uses it in Joshua 11:1. It appears 17 verses across 7 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its uncommon vocabulary. The word gravitates to Joshua (47%), then Jeremiah and Judges. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H2674 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 17
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 17 distinct verses.
- 7 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 7 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #1,612
- by frequency
- Top 2500 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 1,612 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 17 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 17 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 16 verses · 94%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 1 verse · 6%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Hazor 18×
- American Standard Version: Hazor 17×
- Berean Standard Bible: Hazor 17×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Hazor 14×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H2674 across 19 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H2674 across 19 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H2674 across 18 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H2674 across 15 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 6 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. a royal city of northern Canaan Jos 11:1 יָבִין מֶלֶךְ־ח׳, cf. 12:19, and Ju 4:2, 17; 1 S 12:9; Jos 11:10(×2), 11, 13; 19:36; 2 K 15:29; חָצֹר 1 K 9:15. e.g. Joshua 11:1
- 2. places in the Negeb:
- a. Jos 15:23. e.g. Joshua 15:23
- b. c. Jos 15:25 וחָצוֹר חֲדַתָּה וּקְרִיּוֹת חֶצְרוֹן הִיא חָצוֹר. e.g. Joshua 15:25
- 3. חָצוֹר Ne 11:33 a Benjamite town, prob. = בַּעַל חָצוֹר q.v. e.g. Nehemiah 11:33
- 4. מַמְלְכוֹת חָצוֹר אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּו֯ר Je 49:28, cf. v 30, 33, an Arabian locality, v. WinerRW Hazor Gf Gie.—עֵין ח׳ Jos 19:37, v. sub עַיִן. e.g. Jeremiah 49:28
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.pr.loc. (LagBN 47 f.)—𝔊 Ασωρ, etc.;
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from חצר (châtsêr) (H2691) — court.
Forms in the corpus
The 13 distinct written forms H2674 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| חָצ֖וֹר | Noun, Proper | Jeremiah 49:30 | 3 |
| חָצ֔וֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 11:10 | 2 |
| חָצ֜וֹר | Noun, Proper | 1 Samuel 12:9 | 2 |
| חָצ֥וֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 11:13 | 2 |
| בְּ/חָצ֑וֹר | Noun, Proper | Judges 4:2 | 1 |
| וְ/חָצ֖וֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 15:23 | 1 |
| וְ/חָצֽוֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 19:36 | 1 |
| חָצ֑וֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 11:1 | 1 |
| חָצ֗וֹר | Noun, Proper | Jeremiah 49:28 | 1 |
| חָצ֣וֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 11:10 | 1 |
| חָצ֤וֹר | Noun, Proper | 2 Kings 15:29 | 1 |
| חָצֹ֥ר | Noun, Proper | 1 Kings 9:15 | 1 |
| חָצֽוֹר | Noun, Proper | Joshua 15:25 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H2674, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- חצר אדר Chătsar ʼAddâr H2692 Hazar-addar
- חצר גדה Chătsar Gaddâh H2693 Hazar-gaddah
- חצר התיכון Chătsar hat-Tîykôwn H2694 Hazar-hatticon
- חצרון Chetsrôwn H2696 Hezron
- חצרות Chătsêrôwth H2698 Hazeroth
- חצרים Chătsêrîym H2699 Hazerim
- חצרמות Chătsarmâveth H2700 Hazarmaveth
- חצר סוסה Chătsar Çûwçâh H2701 Hazar-susah
- חצר סוסים Chătsar Çûwçîym H2702 Hazar-susim
- חצר עינון Chătsar ʻÊynôwn H2703 Hazar-enan
- חצר עינן Chătsar ʻÊynân H2704 Hazar-enan
- חצר שועל Chătsar Shûwʻâl H2705 Hazar-shual
- חצור חדתה Châtsôwr Chădattâh H2675 Hazor-Hadattah
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 16 — not the complete family. 13 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Bible dictionary
Public-domain dictionary articles matched to this entry by name (Hazor). A biblical name can be shared by more than one person or place, so an article may treat several.
Easton's Bible Dictionary · M. G. Easton, 1897
Enclosed; fortified. (1.) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the mountains north of Lake Merom (Josh. 11:1-5). Jabin the king with his allied tribes here encountered Joshua in a great battle. Joshua gained a signal victory, which virtually completed his conquest of Canaan (11:10-13). This city was, however, afterwards rebuilt by the Canaanites, and was ruled by a king with the same hereditary name of Jabin. His army, under a noted leader of the name of Sisera, swept down upon the south, aiming at the complete subjugation of the country. This powerful army was met by the Israelites under Barak, who went forth by the advice of the prophetess Deborah. The result was one of the most remarkable victories for Israel recorded in the Old Testament (Josh. 19:36; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 12:9). The city of Hazor was taken and occupied by the Israelites. It was fortified by Solomon to defend the entrance into the kingdom from Syria and Assyria. When Tiglath-pileser, the Assyrian king, invaded the land, this was one of the first cities he captured, carrying its inhabitants captive into Assyria (2 Kings 15:29). It has been identified with Khurbet Harrah, 2 1/2 miles south-east of Kedesh.
(2.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:23). The name here should probably be connected with the word following, Ithnan, HAZOR-ITHNAN instead of "Hazor and Ithnan."
(3.) A district in Arabia (Jer. 49:28-33), supposed by some to be Jetor, i.e., Ituraea.
(4.) "Kerioth and Hezron" (Josh. 15: 25) should be "Kerioth-hezron" (as in the R.V.), the two names being joined together as the name of one place (e.g., like Kirjath-jearim), "the same is Hazor" (R.V.). This place has been identified with el-Kuryetein, and has been supposed to be the home of Judas Iscariot. (See KERIOTH.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary · William Smith, 1863
(castle).
+ A fortified city, which on the occupation of the country was allotted to Naphtali. (Joshua 19:36) Its position was apparently between Ramah and Kedesh, ibid. (Joshua 12:19) on the high ground overlooking the Lake of Merom. There is no reason for supposing it a different place from that of which Jabin was king. (Joshua 11:1; Judges 4:2,17; 1 Samuel 12:9) It was the principal city of the whole of north Palestine. (Joshua 11:10) It was fortified by Solomon, (1 Kings 9:15) and its inhabitants were carried captive by Tiglath-pileser. (2 Kings 15:29) The most probable site of Hazor is Tell Khuraibeh . + One of the "cities" of Judah in the extreme south, named next in order to Kedesh. (Joshua 15:23) + Hazor-Hadattah = "new Hazor" another of the southern towns of Judah. (Joshua 15:25) + A place in which the Benjamites resided after their return from the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:33)
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · Roswell D. Hitchcock, 1869
court; hay
Classic public-domain reference works; full attribution on Sources.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 13 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 17 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
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