חֲצַר עֵינָן
𐤇𐤑𐤓 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤍
Chatsar Eynan
H2704 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A settlement named Chatsar-Enan, meaning 'village (or enclosure) of Enan', with Enan probably referring to a well or spring, or possibly a personal or place name. Used in the context as a northern boundary marker for the land described in Numbers and Ezekiel, indicating a geographic location rather than an inhabited city or village in the conventional sense.
Semantic Range
enclosure of Enan, settlement of Enan, village of the spring, northern boundary marker, territorial landmark
Root / Etymology
Compound of חָצֵר (ḥaṣēr), 'settlement, enclosure, village', and עֵינָן ('Ēynān), probably related to עֵין (ʿên, 'spring, well') possibly with a suffix, but precise origin of עֵינָן is uncertain. The formation indicates an 'enclosure/village of Enan' or 'settlement at Enan'.
Historical & Contextual Notes
חֲצַר עֵינָן occurs only in Numbers 34:9, 10 and Ezekiel 47:17; 48:1 as a boundary point at the northern edge of the land described for the Israelite inheritance. It is presented as a geographical marker rather than a population center, and does not appear in contemporary extra-biblical records or archaeological surveys, suggesting its significance is mainly in the textual-territorial tradition. 'Hazar-enan' in English translations follows the vocalized Hebrew closely. The term mixes the general 'enclosure, village' (חָצֵר) with a proper name or place-name of unclear origin. Later Jewish and Christian tradition sometimes used the term to delimit the outermost extent of historical Israel, but the name may also refer simply to a spring or landmark in the far north. The English term 'village of springs' narrows the likely sense—'Enan' could be a personal or local place-name, not necessarily meaning 'springs' directly. Related terms like חָצֵר (ḥaṣēr, 'village, settlement') are common, but חֲצַר עֵינָן is unique to late Torah and exilic-period texts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from חָצֵר and the same as עֵינָן; village of springs; Chatsar-Enan, a place in Palestine; Hazar-enan.
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חצר עינן (ḥ-ṣ-r ʿ-y-n-n) — enclosure, settlement, village (חצר); spring, fountain, Enan (עינן)
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2704-02 |
עֵינָ֑ן | eynan | HNp |
Enan | Spring-Eyed One | 3 |
H2704-01 |
חֲצַ֣ר | chatsar | HNp |
Hazar | Enan-enclosure | 2 |
H2704-03 |
מֵ/חֲצַ֥ר | mechatsar | HR/Np |
from Hazar | from Enan-Enclosure | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2704-01 |
Numbers 34:9 | חֲצַ֣ר | chatsar | HNp |
Hazar | Enan-enclosure |
H2704-02 |
Numbers 34:9 | עֵינָ֑ן | eynan | HNp |
Enan | Spring-Eyed One |
H2704-03 |
Numbers 34:10 | מֵ/חֲצַ֥ר | mechatsar | HR/Np |
from Hazar | from Enan-Enclosure |
H2704-02 |
Numbers 34:10 | עֵינָ֖ן | eynan | HNp |
Enan | Spring-Eyed One |
H2704-01 |
Ezekiel 48:1 | חֲצַ֣ר | chatsar | HNp |
Hazar | Enan-enclosure |
H2704-02 |
Ezekiel 48:1 | עֵינָן֩ | eynan | HNp |
Enan | Spring-Eyed One |