Hebrew word · H2276

חֶבְרוֹנִי

hachevroni

Hebronite

Clan names from Hebron (son of Kohath) and Libni (son of Gershon). Both names also match towns in southern Judah: Hebron and Libnah.

Appears 6 times in 5 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

People descended from Hebron, man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18;

son of: Kohath (H6955);

brother of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324) and Uzziel (H5816);

father of: Jeriah (H3404), Amariah (H0568I), Jahaziel (H3166I) and Jekameam (H3360)

Group of chev.ron (חֶבְרוֹן "Hebron" H2275B)

§ Hebronites , of Hebron

1) the inhabitants of the city of Hebron

2) the descendants of Hebron, the grandson of Levi

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Numbers 26:58

Range of meaning

Clan names from Hebron (son of Kohath) and Libni (son of Gershon). Both names also match towns in southern Judah: Hebron and Libnah.

Against the English

All versions transliterate them ('Hebronite', 'Libnite').

Used elsewhere in the period

Hebron and Libnah both appear in the list of towns given to the priests of Aaron's line (Josh 21:13; 1 Chr 6:57). Hebronites appear later as officials in David's administration (1 Chr 26:30–32).

Similar words

Where it appears

Numbers · 2

  1. Numbers 3:27 הַֽחֶבְרֹנִ֔י the Hebronite[s]

    From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

  2. Numbers 26:58 הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ the Hebronite[s]

    These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

    Here: The clan descended from Hebron, a son of Kohath (Exod 6:18; Num 3:27). The name matches the town of Hebron in Judah, later a Levitical city.

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:23 לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖י to the Hebronite[s]

    From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

  2. 1 Chronicles 26:30 לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡י to the Hebronite[s]

    From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.

  3. 1 Chronicles 26:31 לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִי֙ לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֥י to the Hebronite[s], of the Hebronite[s]

    As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.

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