חֶבְרוֹנִי
𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤉
Cheveroni
H2276 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Demonym denoting a member of the Hebronite clan, descended from Hebron; in the Torah, refers specifically to a subgroup of Levites associated genealogically with Hebron, son of Kohath; more generally, can designate an inhabitant, descendant, or member of the extended family traceable to Hebron.
Semantic Range
descendant of Hebron (personal name), member of the Hebronite Levite clan, member of a genealogical group traceable to Hebron, collectively the Hebronites; rarely, an inhabitant of the city of Hebron in a demonymic sense
Root / Etymology
From the root חבר, meaning 'to join, associate, bind together,' with the personal name חֶבְרוֹן (Hebron), and the nisbe (relational) suffix -י creating a demonym. Thus, חֶבְרוֹנִי literally means 'of/from Hebron' (the name or the clan).
Historical & Contextual Notes
חֶבְרוֹנִי occurs in genealogical texts (e.g., 1 Chronicles 26:23, 30–31; Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 15:9) designating a Levitical subclan. In Numbers and Chronicles, the Hebronites are one of four major Levitical families—including the Kohathites (from whom Hebron descended) and others—tasked with custodial, administrative, or ritual duties in the sanctuary and, later, the Temple. The term does not strictly refer to residents of the physical city of Hebron, but rather to descendants of the ancestor Hebron—a distinction sometimes weakened in translation. In later periods, the term is less frequently associated with geographic locality than with genealogy. English translations commonly render this as 'Hebronite' or 'of the family of Hebron,' potentially obscuring the particular genealogical or corporate social role attributed to this group in Levitical tradition. By the Persian and Hellenistic periods, such clan terms diminished in administrative and religious use.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or חֶבְרֹנִי; patronymically from חֶבְרוֹן; Chebronite (collectively), an inhabitant of Chebron; Hebronites.
Bantu Hebrew
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חבר (ḥ-b-r) — to join, associate, bind together
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H2249 | חָבוֹר | and in Chabor |
| H2250 | חַבּוּרָה | welt-mark |
| H2266 | חָבַר | let me bind together |
| H2267 | חֶבֶר | your alliances |
| H2268 | חֶבֶר | Association |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2276-02 |
לַֽ/חֶבְרוֹנִ֖י | lacheveroni | HRd/Ngmsa |
to the Hebronites | to a Hebronite clansman | 4 |
H2276-01 |
הַֽ/חֶבְרֹנִ֔י | hacheveroni | HTd/Ngmsa |
of the Hebronite | the Hebronite clansman | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2276-01 |
Numbers 3:27 | הַֽ/חֶבְרֹנִ֔י | hacheveroni | HTd/Ngmsa |
of the Hebronite | the Hebronite clansman |
H2276-01 |
Numbers 26:58 | הַֽ/חֶבְרֹנִי֙ | hacheveroni | HTd/Ngmsa |
the Hebronite | the Hebronite clansman |
H2276-02 |
1 Chronicles 26:23 | לַֽ/חֶבְרוֹנִ֖י | lacheveroni | HRd/Ngmsa |
to the Hebronites | to a Hebronite clansman |
H2276-02 |
1 Chronicles 26:30 | לַֽ/חֶבְרוֹנִ֡י | lacheveroni | HRd/Ngmsa |
to the Hebronites | to a Hebronite clansman |
H2276-02 |
1 Chronicles 26:31 | לַֽ/חֶבְרוֹנִי֙ | lacheveroni | HRd/Ngmsa |
for the Hebronite | to a Hebronite clansman |
H2276-02 |
1 Chronicles 26:31 | לַֽ/חֶבְרוֹנִ֥י | lacheveroni-2 | HRd/Ngmsa |
of the Hebronites | to a Hebronite clansman |