Hazezon-tamar — the meaning of the Hebrew name חַצְצוֹן תָּמָר

חַצְצוֹן תָּמָר

Chatsᵉtsôwn Tâmâr · pronounced khats-ets-one' taw-mawr' · Strong's H2688 · a place

Hazezon-tamar means division (i.e. perhaps row) of (the) palm-tree.

Built from

חָצַץ châtsats (from, H2686) — properly, to chop into, pierce or sever open in the lexicon ›

תָּמָר tâmâr (and, H8558) — a palm tree open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר; from H2686 and H8558; division (i.e. perhaps row) of (the) palm-tree; Chatsetson-tamar, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 14:7 And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hazezon-tamar

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 2 Chronicles

Gen 14:72Chr 20:2

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