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

• a site in Arabia

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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Region in Arabia, possibly Ituraea, threatened by Nebuchadnezzar

Hazor refers to a region in Arabia, possibly Ituraea, against which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, launched a military campaign (Jer 49:28,30,33).

• A location first mentioned at Jer.49.28;
• only referred to as Hazor חָצוֹר.
  

In Jeremiah 49:28,30,33, Hazor refers to a region in Arabia, possibly Ituraea, which was threatened by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. The prophecy in Jeremiah 49 describes the impending judgment against various nations, including Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor. The inhabitants of Hazor are urged to flee and dwell in the depths of the wilderness to escape the coming destruction (Jer 49:30). This Hazor is not related to the Canaanite city or the towns mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.

All entries for Hazor: חָצוֹר