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Hezron

חֶצְרוֹןStrong’s H2696

chetsron (chets-ron)

Appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chetsron is the Hebrew word usually translated “hezron”. It appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.”
Genesis 46:9 KJV
Meaning
  1. A son of Reuben
  2. A son of Pharez and grandson of Judah
  3. A place in the extreme south of Judah
  4. A son of Reuben
  5. A son of Pharez and grandson of Judah
  6. A place in the extreme south of Judah
How it's translated
  • hezron 14
  • and hezron 2
  • of hezron 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 8
  • Genesis 2
  • Numbers 2
  • Joshua 2
  • Ruth 2
  • Exodus 1

6 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

חֶצְרוֹן chetsron · Hezron

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9; son of: Reuben (H7205); brother of: Hanoch (H2585J), Pallu (H6396) and Carmi (H3756) § Hezron = "surrounded by a wall" 1) a son of Reuben 2) a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah 3) a place in the extreme south of Judah

חֶצְרוֹן chetsron · Hezron

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12; son of: Perez (H6557); brother of: Hamul (H2538); married to daughter_of_Machir (H4353I) and Abiah (H0029J); father of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806) § Hezron = "surrounded by a wall" 1) a son of Reuben 2) a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah 3) a place in the extreme south of Judah

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.