Lexical Definition

‎חָצוֹר‎ Châtsôwr (khaw-tsore') Hazor ^N:N--L
a collective form of ‎חָצֵר‎; village

Hazor.

• § Hazor = "castle"
• Chatsor, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine and of one in Arabia

1) a royal city of northern Palestine allotted to Naphtali
2) one of the cities of Judah in the extreme south
3) a town north of Jerusalem in which the Benjamites resided after the return from exile
4) a site in Arabia

Extended Information

• Hazor = "castle"
• Also named: chets.ron (‎ח‎ֶ‎צ‎ְ‎רו‎ֹ‎ן‎ "Hezron" חֶצְרוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָצוֺר‎, ‎חָצֹר‎ proper name, of a location (Lag^{BN 47 f.}) — ᵐ5 Ασωρ, etc.;

1. a royal city of northern Canaan Josh 11:1 ‎׳‎‎יָבִין מֶלֶךְחֿ‎, compare Josh 12:19, and Judg 4:2; Judg 4:17; 1Sam 12:9; Josh 11:10 (twice in verse); Josh 11:11; Josh 11:13; Josh 19:36; 2Kgs 15:29 ‎חָצֹר‎ 1Kgs 9:15.

2. places in the Negeb:
a. Josh 15:23. b. c. Josh 15:25 ‎וחָצוֺר‎ ‎חֲדַתָּה וּקְרִיּוֺת חֶצְרוֺן הִיא חָצוֺר‎.

3. ‎חָצוֺר‎ Neh 11:33 a Benjamite town, probably = ‎בַּעַל חָצוֺר‎ q. v.

4. ‎מַמְלְכוֺת חָצוֺר אֲשֶׂר הִכָּה נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּו֯ר‎ Jer 49:28, compare vJer 49:30 vJer 49:33, an Arabian locality, see Winer^BW Hazor Gf Gie. — ‎׳‎‎עֵין ח‎ Josh 19:37, see below ‎עַיִן‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Hazor_1 • Major Canaanite city conquered by Joshua

Hazor was a major Canaanite city, whose king Jabin led a coalition against Israel; it was captured and destroyed by Joshua (Josh 11:1,10-11,13), later oppressing Israel before being defeated by Deborah and Barak (Judg 4:2,17).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.11.1;
• referred to as Hazor חָצוֹר, or Hezron חֶצְרוֹן.
  

Hazor was the largest and most important city in Canaan during the time of Joshua, serving as the head of the northern Canaanite kingdoms (Josh 11:10). Its king, Jabin, led a coalition against Israel, but was defeated by Joshua, who captured and destroyed Hazor (Josh 11:1,10-11,13). The city was allotted to the tribe of Naphtali (Josh 19:36). Hazor later revived and oppressed Israel, but was defeated by Deborah and Barak (Judg 4:2,17). The city was fortified by Solomon (1 Kgs 9:15) and was one of the first cities captured by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria during his invasion of Israel (2 Kgs 15:29). Excavations at Tel Hazor have revealed a large, heavily fortified city with Canaanite temples and palaces, as well as evidence of destruction by fire, possibly corroborating the biblical account of Joshua's conquest.

All entries for Hazor or Hezron: חָצוֹר ☩ חֶצְרוֹן