Hebron

See also: Hebrón and Hébron

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hebrōn, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן (Ḥeḇrōn), possibly via Ancient Greek Χεβρών (Khebrṓn).

Proper noun

Hebron

1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A former settlement in California.
   2. A town in Connecticut.
   3. A village in Illinois.
   4. A town in Indiana; named for a local Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, itself named for the city in Palestine.
   5. An unincorporated community in Iowa; named for the city in Palestine.
   6. A census-designated place in Kentucky; named for the city in Palestine.
   7. A town in Maine.
   8. A town in Maryland; named for the city in Palestine.
   9. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.
   10. A ghost town in Shelby County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.
   11. A city, the county seat of Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the city in Palestine.
   12. A town in New Hampshire.
   13. A town in New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
   14. A city in North Dakota; named for the city in Palestine.
   15. A village in Ohio.
   16. A census-designated place in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
   17. An unincorporated community in Potter County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Palestine.
   18. A town in Texas.
   19. A ghost town in Utah; named for the city in Palestine.
   20. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia; named for a local church.
   21. An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia; named for the city in Palestine.
   22. A town in Wisconsin.
3. A number of places elsewhere:
   1. A community in New Brunswick.
   2. A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1831]
   3. A community in Nova Scotia.
   4. A community in Prince Edward Island; named for the city in Palestine.
   5. A hamlet in Llanddyfnan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4584).
   6. A hamlet in Cilymaenllwyd community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1827).
   7. A locality in Llanfihangel-ar-Arth community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN4135).
   8. A small village and civil parish north of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1989).
4. A surname.

Translations

city in Palestine

• Arabic: الْخَلِيل (ar) f (al-ḵalīl)
• Bengali: আল-খলিল (al-khôlil)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 希伯侖／希伯仑 (Xībólún), 希伯倫／希伯伦 (Xībólún), 哈利勒 (Hālìlè)

• French: Hébron (fr) m
• German: Hebron n
• Greek: Χεβρώνα f (Chevróna)

  Ancient: Χεβρών f (Khebrṓn)

• Hebrew: חֶבְרוֹן (he) f (khevrón)
• Irish: Heabrón m
• Italian: Hebron
• Japanese: ヘブロン (Heburon)
• Latin: Hebrōn m
• Macedonian: Хе́врон (Hévron)
• Ottoman Turkish: حبرون (Habron)
• Portuguese: Hebrom f, Hebron f, Hébron f
• Russian: Хевро́н (ru) m (Xevrón)
• Spanish: Hebrón (es) m

Anagrams

• Bohner, behorn, brehon

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.broːn/, [ˈhɛbroːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.bron/, [ˈɛːbron]

Proper noun

Hebrōn m sg (variously declined, genitive Hebrōn or Hebrōnis); indeclinable, third declension

1. Hebron (city)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Hebron.
2. Hebron (Biblical figure)

Usage notes

• In the Vulgate, Hebrōn is not declined.

Declension

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hebrōn
Genitive	Hebrōn Hebrōnis
Dative	Hebrōn Hebrōnī
Accusative	Hebrōn Hebrōnem
Ablative	Hebrōn Hebrōne
Vocative	Hebrōn
Locative	Hebrōn Hebrōnī Hebrōne

References

• Hebrōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 738/2.

Further reading

• Hebron on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

Polish

Hebron

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hebrōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛb.rɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛbrɔn
• Syllabification: Heb‧ron

Proper noun

Hebron m inan (related adjective hebroński)

1. Hebron (a city in Palestine)

Declension

Declension of Hebron

	singular
nominative	Hebron
genitive	Hebronu
dative	Hebronowi
accusative	Hebron
instrumental	Hebronem
locative	Hebronie
vocative	Hebronie

Derived terms

nouns

• hebronka
• hebrończyk

 

Further reading

• Hebron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Hebron in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hebron f

1. Alternative spelling of Hebrom