חֶבְר֔וֹנָ/ה
𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍/𐤄
Cheveron
at Hebron
Proper name designating a prominent city in the hill country south of Jerusalem, historically significant as a major political, religious, and ancestral center for early Israelites; also used as the name of at least two individuals in biblical genealogies. The toponym likely conveys the sense of an 'association' or 'alliance,' reflecting its social or cultic significance in ancient contexts.
1 Chronicles 11:3 · Word #7
Lexicon H2275
| Lemma | חֶבְרוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Cheveron |
| Strong's | H2275 |
| Definition | Proper name designating a prominent city in the hill country south of Jerusalem, historically significant as a major political, religious, and ancestral center for early Israelites; also used as the name of at least two individuals in biblical genealogies. The toponym likely conveys the sense of an 'association' or 'alliance,' reflecting its social or cultic significance in ancient contexts. |
Morphology HNp/Sd
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | at Hebron |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2275-03
toward Alliance-Place
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular; place name with directional he locale (-ָה) indicating motion toward. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root חבר (“to join, associate”) with the toponymic suffix -וֹן indicating place, yielding the sense “Place of Alliance/Association.” The final -ה marks the directional (he locale), so the form means movement toward that place. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Cheveron
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Alliance-Place |