בְּ/חֶבְר֑וֹן
𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍
Cheveron
in 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.
2 Samuel 3:2 · Word #5
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Hebron |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2275-01
in Alliance-Place
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in") + proper masculine singular place name חֶבְרוֹן with toponymic suffix -וֹן. |
| Rendering Rationale | The preposition בְּ is preserved as "in," and חֶבְרוֹן is rendered according to its root חבר (join, associate) with the toponymic sense "Alliance-Place," reflecting a place characterized by association or confederation. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Cheveron
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Alliance-Place |
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