חָצֵר
court
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Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Both
- Attested as both masculine and feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
82 distinct verses where H2691 appears in the Absolute state, across 14 books. Filtered view — show all forms. 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.
Exodus 20 verses
- Exodus 8:13 הַ/חֲצֵרֹ֖ת ptcl def.art + n c bp Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.
- Exodus 27:9 חֲצַ֣ר לֶ/חָצֵ֜ר n c bs cs prep det + n c bs "You shall make the court of the tent: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side:
- Exodus 27:12 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs For the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
- Exodus 27:13 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֗ר ptcl def.art + n c bs The breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
- Exodus 27:16 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֜ר ptcl def.art + n c bs For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.
- Exodus 27:17 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֤ר ptcl def.art + n c bs All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass.
- Exodus 27:18 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֩ ptcl def.art + n c bs The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
- Exodus 27:19 הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs All the instruments of the tent in all its service, and all the pins of it, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
- Exodus 35:17 הֶ/חָצֵ֔ר הֶ/חָצֵֽר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
- Exodus 35:18 הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs the pins of the tent, the pins of the court, and their cords;
- Exodus 38:9 הֶ/חָצֵ֑ר הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
- Exodus 38:15 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֔ר ptcl def.art + n c bs and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
- Exodus 38:16 הֶ/חָצֵ֛ר ptcl def.art + n c bs All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.
- Exodus 38:17 הֶ/חָצֵֽר ptcl def.art + n c bs The sockets for the pillars were of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
- Exodus 38:18 הֶ/חָצֵר֙ הֶ/חָצֵֽר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, like to the hangings of the court.
- Exodus 38:20 וְ/לֶ/חָצֵ֛ר conj + prep det + n c bs All the pins of the tent, and around the court, were of brass.
- Exodus 38:31 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ הֶ/חָצֵ֑ר הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tent, and all the pins around the court.
- Exodus 39:40 הֶ/חָצֵ֜ר הֶֽ/חָצֵ֔ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, all the instruments of the service of the tent, for the tent of meeting,
- Exodus 40:8 הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר הֶ/חָצֵֽר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
- Exodus 40:33 הֶ/חָצֵ֗ר הֶ/חָצֵ֑ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs He raised up the court around the tent and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
Leviticus 1 verse
Numbers 4 verses
- Numbers 3:26 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֗ר הֶֽ/חָצֵ֔ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.
- Numbers 3:37 הֶ/חָצֵ֛ר ptcl def.art + n c bs the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, and their cords.
- Numbers 4:26 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֜ר הֶ/חָצֵ֗ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. Therein shall they serve.
- Numbers 4:32 הֶ/חָצֵ֨ר ptcl def.art + n c bs and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.
Joshua 1 verse
1 Kings 5 verses
- 1 Kings 6:36 הֶ/חָצֵ֣ר ptcl def.art + n c bs He built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.
- 1 Kings 7:8 חָצֵ֣ר n c bs His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch.
- 1 Kings 7:9 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.
- 1 Kings 7:12 וְ/חָצֵ֨ר וְ/לַ/חֲצַ֧ר conj + n c bs conj + prep + n c bs cs The great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and the porch of the house.
- 1 Kings 8:64 הֶ/חָצֵ֗ר ptcl def.art + n c bs The same day did the king make the middle of the court holy that was before the house of Yahweh; for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar that was before Yahweh was too little to receive the burnt offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings.
2 Kings 1 verse
1 Chronicles 1 verse
2 Chronicles 2 verses
- 2 Chronicles 7:7 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs Moreover Solomon made the middle of the court holy that was before the house of Yahweh; for there he offered the burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.
- 2 Chronicles 20:5 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;
Nehemiah 2 verses
- Nehemiah 11:25 הַ/חֲצֵרִ֖ים וַ/חֲצֵרֶֽי/הָ ptcl def.art + n c bp conj + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3fs As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and the towns of it, and in Dibon and the towns of it, and in Jekabzeel and the villages of it,
- Nehemiah 12:29 חֲצֵרִ֗ים n c bp also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages round about Jerusalem.
Esther 4 verses
- Esther 4:11 הֶ/חָצֵ֨ר ptcl def.art + n c bs All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whoever, whether man or woman, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.
- Esther 5:2 בֶּֽ/חָצֵ֔ר prep det + n c bs It was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.
- Esther 6:4 בֶ/חָצֵ֑ר לַ/חֲצַ֤ר prep det + n c bs prep + n c bs cs The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
- Esther 6:5 בֶּ/חָצֵ֑ר prep det + n c bs The king's servants said to him, Behold, Haman stands in the court. The king said, Let him come in.
Psalms 1 verse
Isaiah 1 verse
Jeremiah 2 verses
- Jeremiah 36:10 בֶּ/חָצֵ֣ר prep det + n c bs Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Yahweh, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of Yahweh's house, in the ears of all the people.
- Jeremiah 36:20 חָצֵ֔רָ/ה n c bs + sfx dem They went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.
Ezekiel 37 verses
- Ezekiel 8:7 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֑ר ptcl def.art + n c bs He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
- Ezekiel 9:7 הַ/חֲצֵר֛וֹת ptcl def.art + n c bp He said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. They went forth, and struck in the city.
- Ezekiel 10:3 הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
- Ezekiel 10:4 וְ/הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ conj + ptcl def.art + n c bs The glory of Yahweh mounted up from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Yahweh's glory.
- Ezekiel 10:5 הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.
- Ezekiel 40:14 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֔ר ptcl def.art + n c bs He made also posts, sixty cubits; and the court [reached] to the posts, round about the gate.
- Ezekiel 40:17 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ לֶ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs prep det + n c bs Then brought he me into the outer court; and, behold, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about: thirty chambers were on the pavement.
- Ezekiel 40:19 הֶ/חָצֵ֧ר ptcl def.art + n c bs Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, [both] on the east and on the north.
- Ezekiel 40:20 לֶ/חָצֵ֖ר prep det + n c bs The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length of it and the breadth of it.
- Ezekiel 40:23 לֶ/חָצֵ֣ר prep det + n c bs There was a gate to the inner court over against the [other] gate, [both] on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate one hundred cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:27 לֶ/חָצֵ֥ר prep det + n c bs There was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:28 חָצֵ֥ר n c bs Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
- Ezekiel 40:31 חָצֵר֙ n c bs The arches of it were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts of it: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:32 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs He brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures;
- Ezekiel 40:34 לֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ prep det + n c bs The arches of it were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts of it, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:37 לֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ prep det + n c bs The posts of it were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts of it, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:44 בֶּ/חָצֵ֤ר prep det + n c bs Outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
- Ezekiel 40:47 הֶ/חָצֵ֜ר ptcl def.art + n c bs He measured the court, one hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.
- Ezekiel 41:15 הֶ/חָצֵֽר ptcl def.art + n c bs He measured the length of the building before the separate place which was at the back of it, and the galleries of it on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits; and the inner temple, and the porches of the court;
- Ezekiel 42:1 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.
- Ezekiel 42:3 לֶ/חָצֵ֣ר לֶ/חָצֵ֣ר prep det + n c bs prep det + n c bs Over against the twenty [cubits] which belonged to the inner court, and over against the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in the third story.
- Ezekiel 42:6 הַ/חֲצֵר֑וֹת ptcl def.art + n c bp For they were in three stories, and they didn't have pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore [the uppermost] was straitened more than the lowest and the middle from the ground.
- Ezekiel 42:7 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs The wall that was outside by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court before the chambers, the length of it was fifty cubits.
- Ezekiel 42:8 לֶ/חָצֵ֥ר prep det + n c bs For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, behold, before the temple were one hundred cubits.
- Ezekiel 42:9 מֵֽ/הֶ/חָצֵ֖ר prep + ptcl def.art + n c bs From under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.
- Ezekiel 42:10 הֶ/חָצֵ֗ר ptcl def.art + n c bs In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and before the building, there were chambers.
- Ezekiel 42:14 הֶ/חָצֵ֣ר ptcl def.art + n c bs When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertains to the people.
- Ezekiel 43:5 הֶֽ/חָצֵ֖ר ptcl def.art + n c bs The Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house.
- Ezekiel 44:17 הֶ/חָצֵ֣ר הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs It shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come on them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
- Ezekiel 44:19 הֶ/חָצֵ֨ר הֶ/חָצֵ֣ר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs When they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, that they not sanctify the people with their garments.
- Ezekiel 44:21 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
- Ezekiel 44:27 הֶ/חָצֵ֤ר ptcl def.art + n c bs In the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin-offering, says the Lord Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 45:19 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs The priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering, and put it on the door-posts of the house, and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner court.
- Ezekiel 46:1 הֶ/חָצֵ֤ר ptcl def.art + n c bs Thus says the Lord Yahweh: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
- Ezekiel 46:20 הֶ/חָצֵ֥ר ptcl def.art + n c bs He said to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass-offering and the sin-offering, [and] where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they not bring them forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people.
- Ezekiel 46:21 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ הֶ/חָצֵ֑ר חָצֵר֙ הֶ/חָצֵ֔ר חָצֵ֖ר הֶ/חָצֵֽר ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
- Ezekiel 46:22 הֶֽ/חָצֵר֙ חֲצֵר֣וֹת ptcl def.art + n c bs n c bp In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, forty [cubits] long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure.
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The Hebrew noun חצר centers on the idea of “court.” Translators differ — “court” in the King James Version, then “courtyard” (Berean Standard Bible), as the renderings breakdown shows. It turns up in 163 verses across 17 books, a common footprint. First canonically at Genesis 25:16, it enters the text early. Its meaning spans more than one sense — see its full sense range. Dig into 163-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
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About this word
Strong's H2691 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 →
- 163
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 163 distinct verses.
- 17 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 17 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #245
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 245 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 163 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 163 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 96 verses · 59%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 39 verses · 24%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 28 verses · 17%
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).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Court 112×, Villages 43×, Courts 22×
- American Standard Version†: Court 109×, Villages 41×, Courts 20×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Courtyard 60×, Court 42×, Villages 28×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Courtyard 74×, Villages 43×, The 13×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H2691 across 188† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 11 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H2691 across 187† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 15 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 H2691 across 184† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 9 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 6 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H2691 across 191† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 14 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
9 senses and sub-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 9 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.
חצר I
- 1. enclosures (in Egypt), perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Ex 8:9 (J). e.g. Exodus 8:9
- 2. court of private house 2 S 17:18 (containing well), cf. Ne 8:16; of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1 K 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from (הֶ)ח׳ הַגְּדוֹלָה v 9, 12 the great court, including ח׳ הא׳ and הֶח׳ הַפְּנִימִית of temple (v. 3 b) in one great enclosure (v. StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883, 152f.); 2 K 20:4 (MSS. Qr Vrss The al.; Kt Ke al. הָעִיר), Je 36:20 Est 1:5; 2:11; 4:11; 5:1, 2; 6:4(×2), 5; ח׳ מַטָּרָה court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Je 32:2 (in king’s house), v 8, 12; 33:1; 37:21(×2); 38:6, 13, 28; 39:14, 15. Especially e.g. 2 Samuel 17:18
- 3.
- a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Ex 27:9, cf. v 9, 12, 13 + 24 times Ex (all P; שַׁעַר הֶח׳ gate of the court Ex 35:17; 38:15, 18, 31; 39:40; 40:8, 33); Lv 6:9, 19; Nu 3:26(×2) (פֶּתַח הֶח׳), v 37; 4:26(×2) (פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח׳), v 32; courts of house of י׳ 1 Ch 23:28. e.g. Exodus 27:9
- b. court(s) of Sol.’s temple, inner c. הֶח׳ הַפְּנִימית 1 K 6:36; 7:12 (but on txt. v Stal.c.) Ez 8:16; 10:3 cf. v 4; = upper c. הֶח׳ הָעֶלְיוֹן Je 36:10 (v. Gf), and ח׳ הַכֹּהֲנִים 2 Ch 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֹלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֹת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court הֶח׳ הַחִיצֹנָה Ez 10:5 = הֶח׳ הַחֲדָשָׁה 2 Ch 20:5; v. further 1 K 8:64 = 2 Ch 7:7, 2 Ch 24:21; 29:16; Je 19:14; 26:2; Ez 8:7; two courts 2 K 21:5 = 2 Ch 33:5, 2 K 23:12; courts Ez 9:7; 1 Ch 28:12; 2 Ch 23:5; Ne 8:1, 6; 13:7; often poet., courts of י׳ Is 1:12; 62:9 (ח׳ קדשׁי) Zc 3:7 ψ 65:5; 84:3, 11; 96:8; 100:4; 116:19; 135:2. e.g. 1 Kings 6:36
- c. courts of Ezek.’s temple Ez 40:14 + 38 times Ez 40–46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר 40:19, 32 with 𝔊 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר 41:15 with 𝔊 Ew Co; cf. 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֹת for הַחֲצֵרוֹת); s. תִּיכוֹן on p. 1064. e.g. Ezekiel 40:14
חצר II
- a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gn 25:16 (P; ‖טִירוֹת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Dt 2:23; of Kedar Is 42:11 (‖ עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Lv 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים ψ 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usually e.g. Genesis 25:16
- b. as dependencies of cities Jos 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (v. supr. בַּת 4 p. 123) Jos 15:45, 47(×2) (all JE?); וְכָל־הַח׳ אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת הֶעָרִים 19:8 (P), also 21:12 (P) = 1 Ch 6:41, Ne 12:29; also Jos 13:23, 28; 15:32 + 23 times Jos (all P), Ne 11:25, 30 (‖ בָּנוֹת v 25, 27 etc.), 12:28. e.g. Joshua 15:46
- c. villages, not contrasted with cities (cf. Is 42:11 supr.) 1 Ch 9:16, 22, 25 (all of Levites). e.g. Isaiah 42:11
- d. ח׳ appar. incl. all settlements outside of Jerusalem הַח׳ בִּשְׂדֹתָם Ne 11:25.—ח׳ in n.pr.loc. v. infr. (and see Bla on Jos 15:20–32). e.g. Nehemiah 11:25
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
I. n.m. Ez 40:23 and (oftener) f. 1 K 6:36 enclosure, court—abs. ח׳ 1 K 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Je 36:20; cstr. חֲצַר Ex 27:9 +; sf. חֲצֵרוֹ 2 S 17:18; חֲצֵרוֹת Ex 8:9 + 4 times; cstr. חַצְרֵי Ne 13:7, חַצְרוֹת 2 K 21:5 + 10 times; sf. חֲצֵרָ֑י Is 1:12; Zc 3:7; חֲצֵרֶיךָ ψ 65:5; 84:11; חֲצֵרוֹתָ֑י 1 Ch 28:6; חֲצֵרֹחָיו ψ 100:4, לְחַצְרוֹתָ֑יו ψ 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Ne 8:16;—
II. n.m. Ne 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl.c.)—always pl., abs. חֲצֵרִים Jos 19:8 + 5 times; cstr. חַצְרֵי 1 Ch 9:16; Ne 12:28; sf. חֲצֵרֶיהָ Jos 21:12 + 4 times; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1 Ch 4:33 + 6 times; חַצְרֵיהֶן Jos 13:23 + 24 times; Jos;—
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Derived from חצר (châtsar) (H2690) — to trumpet.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
*חֲצַר
- (dial. for חֲצַד) to cut, harvest. Taan. 10ᵃ עתידה בבל דחַצְרָא וכ׳ Ms. M. (v. חֲצַד) Babylonia shall in the future harvest without rain (on account of the canalization introduced). Cmp. חָצִיר.—[מְחַצְּרִין, v. חַצְצַר.]
חֲצַר
- grass, leek, v. חָצִיר, חָצִירָא.
חָצֵר
- c. (b. h.; wds.; cmp. גָּזַר a. גִּזְרָה &c.) court, yard, in gen. private property. B. Mets. 11ᵃ חֲצֵרוֹ של אדם וכ׳ the ground belonging to a person takes possession for him (of what is found there) even without his knowledge. Ib. ח׳ המשתמרת a well-guarded ground (fenced-in). B. Kam. 12ᵃ; Gitt. 21ᵃ, a. e. ח׳ מהלכת a moving ground, e.g. the back of a slave. Erub. VI, 1 הדר עם … בח׳ if one dwells in the same court yard with a gentile. Ib. 3 אנשי ח׳ the residents of dwellings in one court yard; a. v. fr.—ח׳ הצירית Tyrian yard (with a lodge at the entrance). Maasr. III, 5; Nidd. 47ᵇ.—חֲצַר הקבר the excavated ground to which all the caves of a cemetery open. Ohol. XV, 8; Tosef. ib. XV, 7.—חֲ׳ הכירה the rim of the cooking range. Kel. VII, 3; Tosef. Kel. B. Kam. V, 5.—חֲ׳ הכבד (= b. h. יֹתֶרֶת) lobe of the liver. Yoma VIII, 6; a. e.—חֲ׳ מות cemetery, v. supra. Ber. 18ᵇ.—Pl. חֲצֵרוֹת, חֲצֵי׳. Erub. IV, 6. Ib. VI, 8; a. fr.
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Forms in the corpus
The 94 distinct written forms H2691 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.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 34 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H2691, 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
Derived from this word
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- חצור Châtsôwr H2674 Hazor
- 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
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 17 — not the complete family. 13 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 148 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 163 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 25:16
- Exodus 8:13
- Leviticus 6:16
- Numbers 3:26
- Joshua 13:23
- 2 Samuel 17:18
- 1 Kings 6:36
- 2 Kings 20:4
- 1 Chronicles 4:32
- 2 Chronicles 4:9
- Esther 1:5
- Psalms 65:4
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
