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 10:5הַחֲדָשָׁה 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

Genesis 25:16

Exodus

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

Leviticus

Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:19; Leviticus 25:31

Numbers

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

Joshua

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

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:18; 2 Samuel 17:18

1 Kings

1 Kings 6:36; 1 Kings 6:36; 1 Kings 7:8; 1 Kings 7:8; 1 Kings 7:9; 1 Kings 7:12; 1 Kings 7:12; 1 Kings 8:64

2 Kings

2 Kings 20:4; 2 Kings 21:5; 2 Kings 21:5; 2 Kings 23:12

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 4:33; 1 Chronicles 6:41; 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 9:22; 1 Chronicles 9:25; 1 Chronicles 23:28; 1 Chronicles 28:6; 1 Chronicles 28:12

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 4:9; 2 Chronicles 7:7; 2 Chronicles 20:5; 2 Chronicles 23:5; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 2 Chronicles 29:16; 2 Chronicles 33:5

Nehemiah

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

Esther

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

Psalms

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

Isaiah

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

Jeremiah

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

Ezekiel

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

Zechariah

Zechariah 3:7; Zechariah 3:7