Baal-hazor — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל חָצוֹר

בַּעַל חָצוֹר

Baʻal Châtsôwr · pronounced bah'-al khaw-tsore' · Strong's H1178 · a place

Baal-hazor means possessor of a village.

Built from

בַּעַל baʻal (from, H1167) — a master open in the lexicon ›

חָצֵר châtsêr (a modification of, H2691) — (masculine and feminine) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1167 and a modification of H2691; possessor of a village; Baal-Chatsor, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Sam 13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. (KJV)

Every verse that names Baal-hazor

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Samuel

2Sam 13:23

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