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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Hebron
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Hadassah Haddakel Hadoram Hagar Haggai (Haggi) Haggiah Haggith Ham Hamath Hamathite Hammath Hannah Hanoch Haran Harosheth-hagoyim Havilah Hazermaveth Hazo Hazor Heber Hebrew Hebron Heth Hiddakel Hivite Hobah Horeb Hosea (Hoshea) Hull |
Hebron
The name Hebron occurs three times in the Bible. The most famous Hebron is a city in Canaan, which was originally named Kiriath-arba. Abraham lives in its vicinity and he buys a cave there from the sons of Heth to bury Sarah (Gen 23). Moses sends spies to check out Hebron's defenses (Num 13:22), Joshua conquers it (Josh 10), expels the enigmatic Anakim from it (Josh 14:12), gives it to Caleb (Josh 14:14), pronounces it to be in the territory of Judah and assigns it to the Kohathite Levites (Josh 21:11). Later God Himself gives Hebron to king David as the capital of his kingdom (2 Sam 2:1). |
(habar 598) meaning be joined, coupled, allied. Derivatives are: 
(hoberet 598e), a joint (a connection, such as used in the tabernacle Ex 26:10); 
(mehabbera 598k), binder, clamp.
