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Strong's H2696 חֶצְרוֹן (chetsron)

Chetsron means “Hezron” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2696 — katasphragizo (“seal”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2696
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 6

Strong's H2696 Quick Answer

Strong's H2696 חֶצרוֹן (Chetsrown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chetsrown (khets-rone') n/l. 1. court-yard 2. Chetsron, the name of a place in Israel It has 17 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include hezron, israel, and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chetsrown (khets-rone') n/l. 1. court-yard 2. Chetsron, the name of a place in Israel
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hezron, israel, and also

Meaning and Definition

Chetsrown (khets-rone') n/l. 1. court-yard 2. Chetsron, the name of a place in Israel 3. also of two Israelites [from H2691] KJV: Hezron. Root(s): H2691

Original Word
חֶצרוֹן
Transliteration
Chetsrown
Derivation
First root strongs: 2691
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2696. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hezron

Usage: A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.9; son of: Reuben (H7205); brother of: Hanoch (H2585J), Pallu (H6396) and Carmi (H3756) § Hezron = "surrounded by a wall" 1) a son of Reuben 2) a son of Pharez and grandson of Judah 3) a place in the extreme south of Judah

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How Strong's H2696 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chetsrown, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Hezron Genesis 46:9 Israel Exodus 6:14 also 1 Chronicles 2:9

How Strong's H2696 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2696 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2696 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 46:9 KJV

And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

Genesis 46:12 KJV

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Exodus 6:14 KJV

These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2696.

Genesis 46:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
Genesis 46:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Exodus 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
Numbers 26:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
Numbers 26:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
Joshua 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Joshua 15:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
Ruth 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Ruth 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
1 Chronicles 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
1 Chronicles 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
1 Chronicles 2:24 Old Testament, KJV
And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles 2:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
1 Chronicles 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
1 Chronicles 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2696, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 8 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2696 FAQ

What does chetsron (חֶצְרוֹן) mean?

Chetsron (Strong's H2696) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hezron". Chetsrown (khets-rone') n/l. 1. court-yard 2. Chetsron, the name of a place in Israel

How many times is chetsron (חֶצְרוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H2696 across 6 books.

Where can I study chetsron (חֶצְרוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2696 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chetsron (חֶצְרוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hezron, israel, and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.