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חֶבְרוֹן H2275
H2275 is the Hebrew word חֶבְרוֹן, transliterated Chebrôwn and said kheb-rone'. The King James Version most often renders it hebron.
What it means
Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.
Where it comes from
from H2267 (חֶבֶר); seat of association.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 69 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Hebron.
Verses using חֶבְרוֹן
The first 40 of 64 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 13:18 · KJV
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Genesis 23:2 · KJV
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis 23:19 · KJV
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 35:27 · KJV
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Genesis 37:14 · KJV
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Exodus 6:18 · KJV
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
Numbers 3:19 · KJV
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Numbers 13:22 · KJV
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Joshua 10:3 · KJV
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Joshua 10:5 · KJV
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
Joshua 10:23 · KJV
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Joshua 10:36 · KJV
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
Joshua 10:39 · KJV
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
Joshua 11:21 · KJV
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
Joshua 12:10 · KJV
The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
Joshua 14:13 · KJV
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Joshua 14:14 · KJV
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
Joshua 14:15 · KJV
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Joshua 15:54 · KJV
And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Joshua 20:7 · KJV
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
Joshua 21:11 · KJV
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Joshua 21:13 · KJV
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
Judges 1:10 · KJV
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
Judges 1:20 · KJV
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
1 Samuel 30:31 · KJV
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
2 Samuel 2:1 · KJV
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
2 Samuel 2:3 · KJV
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
2 Samuel 2:11 · KJV
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
2 Samuel 2:32 · KJV
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
2 Samuel 3:2 · KJV
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
2 Samuel 3:5 · KJV
And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
2 Samuel 3:19 · KJV
And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
2 Samuel 3:20 · KJV
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
2 Samuel 3:22 · KJV
And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
2 Samuel 3:27 · KJV
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
2 Samuel 3:32 · KJV
And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
2 Samuel 4:1 · KJV
And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 Samuel 4:8 · KJV
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
2 Samuel 4:12 · KJV
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
2 Samuel 5:1 · KJV
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2275 mean?
H2275 is the Hebrew word חֶבְרוֹן (Chebrôwn), meaning Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.
How is H2275 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hebron (63 times), same is hebron (2 times), now hebron (1 time), city is hebron (1 time), came to hebron (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2275 appear in the Bible?
חֶבְרוֹן (Chebrôwn) is tagged in 64 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2275 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2267 (חֶבֶר); seat of association.
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