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Lexicon :: Strong's H2691 - ḥāṣēr

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חָצֵר
Transliteration
ḥāṣēr
Pronunciation
khaw-tsare'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָצַר (H2690) in its original sense
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 722a,723a

Strong’s Definitions

חָצֵר châtsêr, khaw-tsare'; (masculine and feminine); from H2690 in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls):—court, tower, village.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 189x

The KJV translates Strong's H2691 in the following manner: court (141x), villages (47x), towns (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 189x
The KJV translates Strong's H2691 in the following manner: court (141x), villages (47x), towns (1x).

  1. court, enclosure

    1. enclosures

    2. court

  2. settled abode, settlement, village, town

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָצֵר châtsêr, khaw-tsare'; (masculine and feminine); from H2690 in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls):—court, tower, village.
STRONGS H2691: Abbreviations
I. חָצֵר 145 noun masculine Ezekiel 40:23 and (oftener) feminine 1 Kings 6:36 enclosure, court — absolute ח׳ 1 Kings 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jeremiah 36:20; construct חֲצַר Exodus 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2 Samuel 17:18; חֲצֵרוֺת Exodus 8:9 + 4 times; construct חַצְרֵי Nehemiah 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2 Kings 21:5 + 10 times; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isaiah 1:12; Zechariah 3:7; חֲצֵרֶיךָ Psalm 65:5; Psalm 84:11; חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1 Chronicles 28:6; חֲצֵרֹתָיו Psalm 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Psalm 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Nehemiah 8:16; —
1. enclosures (in Egypt), perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exodus 8:9 (J).
2. court of private house 2 Samuel 17:18 (containing well), compare Nehemiah 8:16; of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1 Kings 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from הַגְּדוֺלָה (הֶ)ח׳ 1 Kings 7:9; 1 Kings 7:12 the great court, including הא׳ ח׳ and הַמְּנִימִית הֶח׳ of temple (see 3b) in one great enclosure (see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.); 2 Kings 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jeremiah 36:20; Esther 1:5; Esther 2:11; Esther 4:11; Esther 5:1, 2; Esther 6:4 (twice in verse); Esther 6:5; מַטָּרָה ח׳ court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jeremiah 32:2 (in king's house), Jeremiah 32:8; Jeremiah 32:12; Jeremiah 33:1; Jeremiah 37:21 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 38:6, 13, 28; Jeremiah 39:14, 15. Especially
3. a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exodus 27:9, compare Exodus 27:9; Exodus 27:12; Exodus 27:13 + 24 times Exodus (all P; שַׁעַר הֶח׳ gate of the court Exodus 35:17; Exodus 38:15, 18, 31; Exodus 39:40; Exodus 40:8, 33); Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:19; Numbers 3:26 (twice in verse) (פֶּתַח הֶח׳), Numbers 3:37; Numbers 4:26 (twice in verse) (הֶח׳ שַׁעַר פֶּתַח), Numbers 4:32; courts of house of י׳ 1 Chronicles 23:28.
b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַפְּנִימִית הֶח׳ 1 Kings 6:36; 1 Kings 7:12 (but on text see Stal.c.) Ezekiel 8:16; Ezekiel 10:3 compare Ezekiel 10:4;＝upper with הָעֶלְיוֺן הֶח׳ Jeremiah 36:10 (see Gf), and הַכֹּהֲנִים ח׳ 2 Chronicles 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court הֶח׳ הַחִיצֹנָה Ezekiel 10:5＝הַחֲדָשָׁה הֶח׳ 2 Chronicles 20:5; see further 1 Kings 8:64 2 Chronicles 7:7; 24:21; 29:16; Jeremiah 19:14; Jeremiah 26:2; Ezekiel 8:7; two courts 2 Kings 21:5 2 Chronicles 33:5; 2 Kings 23:12; courts Ezekiel 9:7; 1 Chronicles 28:12; 2 Chronicles 23:5; Nehemiah 8:1, 6; Nehemiah 13:7; often in poetry, courts of י׳ Isaiah 1:12; Isaiah 62:9 (קדשׁי ח׳), Zechariah 3:7; Psalm 65:5; Psalm 84:3; Psalm 84:11; Psalm 96:8; Psalm 100:4; Psalm 116:19; Psalm 135:2
c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 40:14 + 38 times Ezekiel 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezekiel 40:19, 32 with Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezekiel 41:15 with Ew Co). **Ezekiel 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.

II. [חָצֵר] 46 noun masculineNehemiah 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl.c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Joshua 19:8 + 5 times; construct חַצְרֵי 1 Chronicles 9:16; Nehemiah 12:28; suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Joshua 21:12 + 4 times; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1 Chronicles 4:33 + 6 times; חַצְרֵיהֶן Joshua 13:23 + 24 times Joshua; —
a. settlements of Ishmaelites Genesis 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים [H2699 Deuteronomy 2:23]; of Kedar Isaiah 42:11 (|| עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵיןלָֿהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Leviticus 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים Psalm 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usually...
b. as dependencies of cities Joshua 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4.) Joshua 15:45, 47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֺת הֶעָרִים וְכָלהַֿח׳ Joshua 19:8 (P), also Joshua 21:12 (P),＝1 Chronicles 6:41; Nehemiah 12:29; also Joshua 13:23, 28; Joshua 15:32 + 23 times Joshua (all P), Nehemiah 11:25, 30 (|| בָּנוֺת Nehemiah 11:25; Nehemiah 11:27 etc.), Nehemiah 12:28.
c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isaiah 42:11 above) 1 Chronicles 9:16, 22, 25 (all of Levites).
d. ח׳ apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem הַח׳ בִּשְׂדֹתָם Nehemiah 11:25. — ח׳ in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Joshua 15:20-32).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:16

Exodus

8:9; 8:9; 27:9; 27:9; 27:9; 27:12; 27:13; 35:17; 38:15; 38:18; 38:31; 39:40; 40:8; 40:33

Leviticus

6:9; 6:19; 25:31

Numbers

3:26; 3:37; 4:26; 4:32

Joshua

13:23; 13:23; 13:28; 15:32; 15:45; 15:46; 15:47; 19:8; 19:8; 21:12; 21:12

2 Samuel

17:18; 17:18

1 Kings

6:36; 6:36; 7:8; 7:8; 7:9; 7:12; 7:12; 8:64

2 Kings

20:4; 21:5; 21:5; 23:12

1 Chronicles

4:33; 6:41; 9:16; 9:16; 9:22; 9:25; 23:28; 28:6; 28:12

2 Chronicles

4:9; 7:7; 20:5; 23:5; 24:21; 29:16; 33:5

Nehemiah

8:1; 8:6; 8:16; 8:16; 11:25; 11:25; 11:25; 11:25; 11:27; 11:30; 12:28; 12:28; 12:29; 13:7; 13:7

Esther

1:5; 2:11; 4:11; 5:1; 5:2; 6:4; 6:5

Psalms

10:8; 65:5; 65:5; 84:3; 84:11; 84:11; 96:8; 96:8; 100:4; 100:4; 116:19; 135:2

Isaiah

1:12; 1:12; 42:11; 42:11; 62:9

Jeremiah

19:14; 26:2; 32:2; 32:8; 32:12; 33:1; 36:10; 36:20; 36:20; 37:21; 38:6; 38:13; 38:28; 39:14; 39:15

Ezekiel

8:7; 8:16; 9:7; 10:3; 10:4; 10:5; 40:14; 40:19; 40:23; 40:32; 41:15; 42:6

Zechariah

3:7; 3:7