Lexical Definition

‎חֶצְרוֹן‎ Chetsrôwn (khets-rone') Hezron ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָצֵר‎; court-yard

Hezron.

• § Hezron = "surrounded by a wall"
• Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine
• also of two Israelites

n pr m
1) a son of Reuben
2) a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah
n pr loc
3) a place in the extreme south of Judah

See Greek: Ἐσρώμ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֶצְרוֺן‎, ‎חֶצְרֹן‎ proper name, of a location and person (compare Sabean ‎חצֿרן‎ proper name, of a location or tribe Hal^{No. 661} DHM^{ZMG 1883,15}) —

1. proper name, of a location ᵐ5 Ασωρων, Ασερων, Εσρωμ:
a. ‎חֶצְרוֺן‎ Josh 15:3 place in extreme south of Judah, + ‎אַדָּ֫רָה‎ = ‎חֲצַראַֿדָּר‎ (q. v.) Num 34:4.
b. ‎קְרִיּוֺת‎ ‎חֶצְרוֺן הִיא חָצוֺר‎ Josh 15:25 another town of Judah in south.

2. proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ασρωμ(ν), Εσρων, etc.:
a. ‎חֶצְרֹן‎ son of Reuben Gen 46:9; Exod 6:14; Num 26:6 = ‎חֶצְרוֺן‎ 1Chr 5:3.
b. son of Peres and grandson of Judah Gen 46:12; Num 26:21 = ‎חֶצְרוֺן‎ Ruth 4:18; Ruth 4:19; 1Chr 2:5; 1Chr 2:9; 1Chr 2:18; 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 2:24 (twice in verse); 1Chr 2:25; 1Chr 4:1.

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