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עֵין חָצוֹר

𐤏𐤉𐤍 𐤇𐤑𐤅𐤓

Eyn Chatsor

H5877 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עין, חצר spring, fountain, village, enclosure, settlement

Definition

A place-name referring to a settlement identified by the presence of a spring or fountain in association with a site called Chatzor; 'En-Chatzor' most likely denotes 'the spring of Chatzor' or 'Fountain of Chatzor.' In biblical contexts, this name designates a location in the territory allotted to Naphtali (Joshua 19:37), recognized for or distinguished by its water source.

Semantic Range

spring of Chatzor, fountain of a settlement named Chatzor, settlement at a spring, place-name designating a water source connected to an enclosure or settlement

Root / Etymology

Compound word from עַיִן (ʿayin) meaning 'spring, fountain' and חָצוֹר (Chatzor), which is most likely a toponym (place name) related to the root חצר, meaning 'enclosure, settlement, village.' Thus, עֵין חָצוֹר is formed as a genitive phrase: 'the spring of Chatzor.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

עֵין חָצוֹר appears only once in the Hebrew Bible (Joshua 19:37) in the list of towns in the tribal allotment for Naphtali. The place-name reflects the typical Israelite naming convention of linking a natural water source with a nearby settlement or geographic feature. The identity of this Chatzor is debated; it may not refer to the larger, more prominent city of חָצוֹר (Hazor) also in the north, but rather to a smaller village or enclosure sharing the name. The translation 'En-hazor' preserves the Hebrew structure; 'spring of Hazor' is also found in some English versions, but later theological and religious associations with Hazor should not be retroactively imposed on this geographic place-name. There is no evidence the later English term 'Jew' is relevant to the referent population for עֵין חָצוֹר. The entry exemplifies the common biblical toponymic form combining עַיִן (water source) with another local marker, a feature important for settlement patterns in ancient Israelite society.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from עַיִן and the same as חָצוֹר; fountain of a village; En-Chatsor, a place in Palestine; En-hazor.

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Root Family

חצר (ḥ-ṣ-r) — to enclose, to settle, to encamp

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1178 בַּעַל חָצוֹר Hazor Enclosed-Settlement
H2674 חָצוֹר in Hazor
H2681 חָצִיר enclosed courtyard
H2682 חָצִיר field herbage
H2689 חֲצֹצְרָה in the silver trumpets

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5877-01 חָצֽוֹר chatsor HNp Hazor Enclosed-Settlement Hazor 1
H5877-02 וְ/עֵ֥ין veeyn HC/Np and En and there is not 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5877-02 Joshua 19:37 וְ/עֵ֥ין veeyn HC/Np and En and there is not
H5877-01 Joshua 19:37 חָצֽוֹר chatsor HNp Hazor Enclosed-Settlement Hazor
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