Lexical Definition

‎חֶבֶר‎ Cheber (kheh'-ber) Heber N:N-M-P
the same as ‎חֶבֶר‎; community

Heber.

1) the Kenite, husband of Jael, who slew Sisera by driving a nail into his temple
2) grandson of Asher from whom came the Heberites
3) father of Socho, a Judahite
4) a Benjamite
5) another Benjamite
6) a Gadite

Usage: 4 forms in 5 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
חֶ֥בֶר Heber Judg.4.17
חֶ֣בֶר Heber Judg.4.17 • Judg.5.24
חֶ֠בֶר Heber Judg.4.21
וְחֶ֤בֶר and Heber Judg.4.11

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎חֶ֫בֶר‎, ‎חֵ֫בֶר‎

proper name, masculine 1. ‎חֶבֶר‎ (ᵐ5 Χαβερ) the Kenite, husband of Deborah Judg 4:11; Judg 4:17 (twice in verse); Judg 4:21; Judg 5:24.

2. a man of Asher ‎חִבֶר‎ Gen 46:17 (P) ᵐ5 Ξοβωρ 1Chr 7:31; 1Chr 7:32 ᵐ5 Ξαβερ ᵐ5L Ιεχοβερ; ‎חֵבֶר‎ Num 26:45 ᵐ5 Ξοβερ; on possible identification with –abiri of Tel el Amarna v JastrJBL 1892, xi. 118 ff. 1893, xii. 61 ff

3. ‎חֶבֶר‎ name in Judah 1Chr 4:18 ᵐ5 Αβεισα, ᵐ5L Αβερ.

4. ‎חָ֑בֶר‎ a Benjamite 1Chr 8:17 ᵐ5 Αβαρ ᵐ5L Αβερ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 46:17
Numbers 26:45
Judges 4:11 · 4:17 · 4:21 · 5:24
1 Chronicles 4:18 · 7:31 · 7:32 · 8:17

Profile

Male • A Kenite; husband of Jael.

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Heber the Kenite; husband of Jael. He had separated from the Kenites and allied with Jabin, king of Hazor. (Jdg.4.11,17; 5.24)

Heber was a Kenite, a descendant of Moses' father-in-law, Hobab. He had separated from the other Kenites and pitched his tent in the plain of Zaanaim, near Kedesh. Heber had made peace with Jabin, the king of Hazor, who was oppressing Israel at that time. Heber's wife, Jael, played a significant role in the defeat of Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army. When Sisera fled from the battle and sought refuge in Jael's tent, she killed him by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept. Jael's actions are praised in the Song of Deborah for bringing deliverance to Israel. (Jdg.4.11,17; 5.24).

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