Joshua 15:59

וּמַֽעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית עֲנ֖וֹת וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
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Joshua 15:59
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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּמַֽעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית עֲנ֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ Tipeha — a lesser break וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן Silluq — end of the verse
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וּ מַֽעֲרָ֥ת
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מַֽעֲרָ֥ת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And maarath")
Dictionary form: מַעֲרָת · ma-uh-RAWT
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וּ Speech Conjunction
מַעֲרָת Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and maarath
and maarath ×1
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Maarath — Standard proper-noun transliteration for this Judahite town.
Ma'arath — Apostrophe marks the guttural; useful in scholarly contexts.
Maarath (a town in Judah) — Adds geographic gloss for reader clarity.
Ma'arat — Closer to Hebrew phonology; modern Israeli pronunciation.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6378 H4638

BDB6377 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6379

מַעֲרָת proper name, of a location in Judah Josh 15:59, Μαψαρωθ, A ᵐ5L Μα(α)ρωθ.

Strong's Definition H4638
maarath
maʿărāt
bareness
Maarath, a place in Palestine
  • a town in the mountain region of Judah
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Maarath
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וּ בֵית
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בֵית
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: בֵּית עֲנוֹת · bate uh-NOTE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וּ Speech Conjunction
בֵית Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
and beth-anoth ×1
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Beth-Anoth — Standard modern spelling for this Judahite town name.
Beth Anoth — Unhyphenated form used in some modern critical editions.
Beit Anot — Reflects modern Hebrew/Israeli pronunciation of the place name.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1079 H1042

BDB1078 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1080

בֵּיתעֲֿנוֺת proper name, of a location in Judah (perhaps = temple of `Anât BaeRel 53 HalJAssyrian 7, xiii. 1879, p. 208, compare following) Josh 15:59 — modern Beit `Anûn RobBR iii. 280 f. GuérinJudée iii. 151 f. Surveyiii. 351. But ᵐ5L Βηθαρωθ, compare modern Bittîr, approximately 2 1/2 hours southwest from Jerusalem BdPal 171.

BDB6244 H6067 H1042 H1043

BDB6243 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6245

עֲנָת proper name, masculine father of Shamgar Judg 3:31; Judg 5:6, Αναθ (Δειναχ, Κεναθ); — see also בֵּית עֲנוֺת, עֲנָת ׳ב (compare Tel Amarna proper name Anati, Wkl125, 43; Assyrian proper name, of deities Anatu (JastrRel. Babylonian 153; hence) in Syria and Phoenician — also Egypt — ענת (Muss-ArnJBL xi (1892), 80 PietschmPhön. 149 f. HalJAssyrian 7, x (1877), 374; xiii (1879), 208)).

Strong's Definition H1042
beth-anoth
bêt ʿănôt
house of responses (or afflictions)
Beth-Anoth, a place in Palestine
  • a place in Judah
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Beth-anoth
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Word Parts
עֲנ֖וֹת
עֲנ֖וֹת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And beth-anoth")
Dictionary form: בֵּית עֲנוֹת · bate uh-NOTE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
עֲנוֹת Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and beth-anoth
and beth-anoth ×1
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Beth-Anoth — Standard modern spelling for this Judahite town name.
Beth Anoth — Unhyphenated form used in some modern critical editions.
Beit Anot — Reflects modern Hebrew/Israeli pronunciation of the place name.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1079 H1042

BDB1078 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1080

בֵּיתעֲֿנוֺת proper name, of a location in Judah (perhaps = temple of `Anât BaeRel 53 HalJAssyrian 7, xiii. 1879, p. 208, compare following) Josh 15:59 — modern Beit `Anûn RobBR iii. 280 f. GuérinJudée iii. 151 f. Surveyiii. 351. But ᵐ5L Βηθαρωθ, compare modern Bittîr, approximately 2 1/2 hours southwest from Jerusalem BdPal 171.

BDB6244 H6067 H1042 H1043

BDB6243 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6245

עֲנָת proper name, masculine father of Shamgar Judg 3:31; Judg 5:6, Αναθ (Δειναχ, Κεναθ); — see also בֵּית עֲנוֺת, עֲנָת ׳ב (compare Tel Amarna proper name Anati, Wkl125, 43; Assyrian proper name, of deities Anatu (JastrRel. Babylonian 153; hence) in Syria and Phoenician — also Egypt — ענת (Muss-ArnJBL xi (1892), 80 PietschmPhön. 149 f. HalJAssyrian 7, x (1877), 374; xiii (1879), 208)).

Strong's Definition H1042
beth-anoth
bêt ʿănôt
house of responses (or afflictions)
Beth-Anoth, a place in Palestine
  • a place in Judah
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Beth-anoth
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וְ אֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And eltekon")
Dictionary form: אֶלְתְּקֹן · el-teh-KONE
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
אֶלְתְּקֹן Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and eltekon
and eltekon ×1
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Eltekon — Standard anglicized form for modern Bible translations.
El-tekon — Hyphenated form; clarifies two-part Hebrew name structure.
Elteqon — Closer transliteration; preferred in scholarly or critical editions.
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BDB510 H515

BDB509 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB511

אֶלְתְּקן proper name, of a location a city in the tribe of Judah north of Hebron Josh 15:59.

Strong's Definition H515
eltekon
ʾeltĕqōn
God is straight
Eltekon, a place in Palestine
  • a city in the territory of Judah north of Hebron
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Eltekon
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עָרִ֥ים
עָרִ֥ים
Root word city, cities, town, towns, one, …
Dictionary form: עִיר · eer
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncfpa
Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"
עָרִים Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: cities
the city ×168 cities ×153 city ×131 of the city ×95 the cities ×88 in the city ×49 into the city ×26 a city ×25
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city — Best default; fits large, walled, or named settlements.
town — Prefer for smaller or less prominent settlements.
settlement — Neutral; good when size or status is ambiguous.
village — Use for very small or rural communities in context.
urban center — Highlights civic or political function over geography.
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BDB5915 H5892

BDB5914 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5916

I. עִיר noun [masculine] excitement; — of terror, וּבֶהָלוֺת ׳ע Jer 15:9 of rage (si vera lectio), לֹא אָבוֺא בְּעִיר Hos 11:9, but St proposes לְבָעֵר compare We Oort Now GASm. — בָּעִיר Ps 73:20 see עור Hiph`il — II, III. עִיר see below

BDB6035 H5892

BDB6034 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6036

II. עִיר1092 noun feminineGen 10:12 (AlbrZAW xvi.40 f.) city, town (√ unknown; Late Hebrew id.;? Phoenician ער Lzb345; Sabean ער fortified height (compare 3) PräZMG xxvi (1872), 437, ערן, עהרן city CISiv. pp. 94, 95, 173); — ׳ע absolute Gen 4:17 +, construct Gen 24:10 +; הָעִ֫ירָה 1Kgs 14:12 + 7t.; suffix עִירִי 2Sam 19:38 + 2 t., etc.; plural עָרִים Isa 6:11 +, עֲיָרִים Judg 10:4 (text error, or word-play, compare GFM); construct עָרֵי Gen 10:29 +; suffix עָרַי Zech 1:17, עָרֵיכֶם Isa 1:7 +, etc.; —

1. city, town, abode of men Gen 4:17 (J) and often; גְּדֹלָה Gen 10:12 (J), +, or קְטַנָּה Eccl 9:14 (compare Gen 19:20); especially
  a. fortified: עָרִים בְּצֻרוֺת 2Sam 20:6 +, etc., see בָּצַר, מִבְצָר; עִיר מִבְצַרצֹֿר Josh 19:29 (P) fortified city (of) Tyre, מָצוֺר ׳ע Ps 31:22 +, etc., see מָצוֺר, מְצוּרָה below צוּר (Mic 7:12 see מָצוֺר); עָזלָֿנוּ ׳ע Isa 26:1, עָרֵי מָעוּזּוֺ Isa 17:9 דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחַ ׳ְ 1Sam 23:7 חוֺמָה ׳ע Lev 25:29, compare vLev 25:30 (P), 1Kgs 4:13 on Hos 10:14 see I. עַם 2 b (1Sam 9:14 read הַשֵּׁעַר ᵐ5 We Dr and others).
  b. opposed to כֹּפֶר הַפְּרָזִי 1Sam 6:18, ׳עָרֵי הַפּ Deut 3:5, הַפְּרָזוֺת ׳ע Esth 9:19 distinguished from dependencies חֲצֵרִים Josh 13:23 + often P.
  c. עָרֶיה are dependent towns Josh 13:17 (P), Jer 19:15.
  d. עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה Josh 10:2 (JE) royal cities (i.e. with a king, compare Tel Amarna al šarri), so singular 1Sam 27:5, opposed to הַשָּׁדֶה עָרֵי v1Sam 27:5 rural towns; הַמְּלוּכָה ׳ע 2Sam 12:26 (but read הַמַּיִם ׳ע We Bu Kit Löhr HPS, see 2 below).
  e. עֶרֵי מִסְכְּנוֺת Exod 1:11 storage-cities, so 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 8:4; 2Chr 17:12 for נַפְתָּלִי ׳ע ׳מ 2Chr 16:4 read probably ׳כִּנְרוֺת עֵלוֿגו (as 1Kgs 15:20 Be Kit Buhl); compare הֶרֶכֶב ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 10:26 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 9:25; 2Chr 1:14 הַפָּרָשִׁים ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6. feminine (הַ)מִקְלָט ׳ע (P) asylum-cities Num 35:11; Num 35:13; Num 35:14; Josh 20:2, compare Num 35:25; Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Num 35:28; Num 35:32, לְמִקְלָט ׳ע vNum 35:12 מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ ׳ע Josh 21:13 + 4t. 21.
  g. (הָ)אֱלֹהִים ׳ע = Jerusalem: Ps 46:5; Ps 87:3, compare Ps 48:2; Ps 48:9 ׳י ׳ע Isa 60:14; Ps 101:8 צְבָאוֺת ׳י ׳ע Ps 48:9.
  h. city = inhabitants 1Sam 4:13; 1Sam 5:12; Isa 22:2; Ruth 1:19, so 2Sam 20:22 (reading הָעִיר for ᵑ0 הָעָם) ᵐ5 We Dr and others (compare also following).
  i. combinations are: רֹכְלִים ׳ע Ezek 17:4 city of merchants; מוֺשָׁב ׳ע Ps 107:4; Ps 107:7; Ps 107:36 city for dwelling; especially of character or condition: הַצֶּדֶק ׳ע Isa 1:26, ׳ע הָאֱמֶת Zech 8:3 הַקּדֶשׁ ׳ע Isa 48:2; Isa 52:1; Neh 11:1; Neh 11:18, compare Dan 9:24, all of Jerusalem; עָרֵי קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ Jer 5:17 of Judaean cities; of foreign cities, תְּהִלָּךְ ׳ע Jer 49:25, ׳הָע הַהֻלָּלהEzek 26:17, הָעַלִּיזָה ׳הָע Zeph 2:15 of Jerusalem also הַיּוֺנָה ׳הָע Zeph 3:1 oppressive city, (הַ)דָּמִים ׳ע bloody city Ezek 22:2; Ezek 24:6; Ezek 24:9 and (of Nineveh) Nah 3:1.
2. of fortress in a city especially עִיר דָּוִד 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9; 2Sam 6:10 + often (see דָּוִד); כֵית הַבָּ֑עַל ׳ע 2Kgs 10:25 (crpt; Klo proposes דְּבִיר for ׳ע, compare Kmp Benz Kit); הַמַּיִם ׳ע 2Sam 12:27 (so read also v2Sam 12:26, see 1 d).
3. apparently fortified place, of any size, עִיר מִבְצָר בְּכָלעָֿרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְּדַּל נוֺצְרִים עַדֿ 2Kgs 17:9 =2Kgs 18:8 compare Num 13:9 (P; but on compare of ver. see Di); perhaps also עֲמָלֵק ׳ע 1Sam 15:5 (HPS). — Hos 7:4 see עור Hiph`il

עִיר הַהֶרֶס see הֶרֶס.
Strong's Definition H5892
city, cities, town, towns, one, …
ʿîr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • excitement, anguish
    • of terror
    city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
    • city, town
Variations 99 forms of this word
Translations 173 English renderings
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שֵׁ֖שׁ
שֵׁ֖שׁ
Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acfsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
שֵׁשׁ Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: six
six ×77 and six ×59 sixteen ×11 were six ×6 had six ×4 for six ×3 the six ×3 was six ×3
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six — Standard cardinal number; most universally applicable rendering.
sixth — Use when the context calls for an ordinal number.
sixteen — Use when combined with ten in the Hebrew construction.
sixteenth — Ordinal form of sixteen; for dates or sequential positions.
sixty — Use in compound expressions meaning multiples of six (e.g., threescore).
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BDB8488 H8337

BDB8487 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8489

שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה216 noun masculine and feminine six; —

masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Gen 31:41 + 120 t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Gen 30:20 + 39 t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exod 23:12 + 30 t. (6 + 10 = 16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):
1. no other number:
  a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1Sam 17:4 + 8 t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1Kgs 6:6 שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Gen 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exod 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exod 28:2; Josh 15:59; Josh 15:62 (all P), 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 26:17; Neh 5:18 rarely noun omitted Lev 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2Sam 21:20 = 1Chr 20:6).
  b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2Kgs 18:10 (Ges«GKC:134o»§ 134o).
2. 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Gen 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:10 + 9 t., בָּנוֺת 2Chr 13:21 after עָרִים Josh 15:41; Josh 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exod 26:25; Exod 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Num 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1Chr 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1Chr 24:14; 1Chr 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:27.
3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Gen 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Num 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judg 20:15 + 2 t.
4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Gen 46:26 + 13 t., precedes Num 31:44 (P).
5. ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2Kgs 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Prov 6:16.

BDB8647 H8336 H8337

BDB8646 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8648

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.

BDB9936 H8337

BDB9935 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9937

שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ).

Strong's Definition H8337
six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore
šēš
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
  • six
    • six (cardinal number)
      • "sixth (ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers
Variations 20 forms of this word
Translations 45 English renderings
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וְ חַצְרֵי הֶֽן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חַצְרֵי
Root word court, villages, courts, towns
הֶֽן
Suffix — pronoun their / them (women)
Dictionary form: חָצֵר · haw-TSARE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Ncbpc/Sp3fp
Noun — Common, both plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
וְ Speech Conjunction
חַצְרֵי Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Plural State Construct
הֶֽן Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Plural
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In the KJV here: with their villages
court ×42 of the court ×34 with their villages ×21 in the court ×14 the court ×9 and their villages ×6 courts ×4 in the courts ×4
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courtyard — Best for enclosed temple, palace, or house spaces.
court — Slightly more formal; suits legal or royal settings.
enclosure — Useful when architectural boundaries are emphasized.
settlement — For the 'village/town' sense of unwalled communities.
village — Informal rural community; modernizes KJV 'villages' usage.
hamlet — Small, unfortified community; vivid alternative to 'village'.
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BDB3047 H2691 H2699

BDB3046 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3048

I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEzek 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Kgs 6:36 enclosure, court — absolute ׳ח 1Kgs 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jer 36:20 construct חֲצַר Exod 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2Sam 17:18 חֲצֵרוֺת Exod 8:9 + 4 t.; construct חַצְרֵי Neh 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2Kgs 21:5 +10 t.; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isa 1:12; Zech 3:7 חֲצֵרֶיךָ Ps 65:5; Ps 84:11 חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1Chr 28:6 חֲצֵרֹתָיו Ps 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Ps 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Neh 8:16 —

1. enclosures (in Egypt),perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exod 8:9 (J).
2. court of private house 2Sam 17:18 (containing well), compare Neh 8:16 of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1Kgs 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from הַגְּדוֺלָה ׳(הֶ)ח v1Kgs 7:9 v1Kgs 7:12 the great court, including ׳הא ׳ח and הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח of temple (see 3 b) in one great enclosure (see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.); 2Kgs 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jer 36:20; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:11; Esth 4:11; Esth 5:1; Esth 5:2; Esth 6:4 (twice in verse); Esth 6:5 מַטָּרָה ׳ח court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jer 32:2 (in king's house), vJer 32:8 vJer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6; Jer 38:13; Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14; Jer 39:15. Especially
3. a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exod 27:9, compare vExod 27:9 vExod 27:12 vExod 27:13 + 24 t. Exodus (all P; ׳שַׁעַר הֶח gate of the court Exod 35:17; Exod 38:15; Exod 38:18; Exod 38:31; Exod 39:40; Exod 40:8; Exod 40:33); Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Num 3:26 (twice in verse) (פֶּתַח ׳הֶח), vNum 3:37; Num 4:26 (twice in verse) (׳פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח), vNum 4:32 courts of house of ׳י 1Chr 23:28.
  b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח 1Kgs 6:36; 1Kgs 7:12 (but on text see Stal. c.) Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:3 compare vEzek 10:4 = upper with הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳הֶח Jer 36:10 (see Gf), and הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳ח 2Chr 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court ׳הֶח הַחִיצֹנָה Ezek 10:5 = הַחֲדָשָׁה ׳הֶח 2Chr 20:5 see further 1Kgs 8:64 = 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 24:21; 2Chr 29:16; Jer 19:14; Jer 26:2; Ezek 8:7 two courts 2Kgs 21:5 = 2Chr 33:5; 2Kgs 23:12 courts Ezek 9:7; 1Chr 28:12; 2Chr 23:5; Neh 8:1; Neh 8:6; Neh 13:7 often in poetry, courts of ׳י Isa 1:12; Isa 62:9 (קדשׁי ׳ח), Zech 3:7; Ps 65:5; Ps 84:3; Ps 84:11; Ps 96:8; Ps 100:4; Ps 116:19; Ps 135:2
  c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:14 + 38 t. Ezek 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezek 40:19; Ezek 40:32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezek 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co).
**Ezek 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.

BDB3049 H2691 H2699

BDB3048 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3050

II. [חָצֵר]46 noun masculineNeh 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl. c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Josh 19:8 + 5 t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1Chr 9:16; Neh 12:28 suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Josh 21:12 + 4 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:33 + 6 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Josh 13:23 + 24 t. Joshua; —
  a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gen 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Deut 2:23 of Kedar Isa 42:11 (|| עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵיןלָֿהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Lev 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים Ps 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usu.
  b. as dependencies of cities Josh 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4 p. 123) Josh 15:45; Josh 15:47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֺת הֶעָרִים ׳וְכָלהַֿח Josh 19:8 (P), also Josh 21:12 (P), = 1Chr 6:41; Neh 12:29 also Josh 13:23; Josh 13:28; Josh 15:32 + 23 t. Joshua (all P), Neh 11:25; Neh 11:30 (|| בָּנוֺת vNeh 11:25 vNeh 11:27 etc.), Neh 12:28.
  c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isa 42:11 above) 1Chr 9:16; 1Chr 9:22; 1Chr 9:25 (all of Levites).
  d. ׳ח apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem ׳הַח בִּשְׂדֹתָם Neh 11:25. — ׳ח in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Josh 15:20-32).

Strong's Definition H2691
court, villages, courts, towns
ḥāṣēr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
  • court, enclosure
    • enclosures
      • "court
    settled abode, settlement, village, town
Variations 54 forms of this word
Translations 47 English renderings
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