Hebron

See also:HebrónandHébron

English

Etymology

Borrowed fromLatinHebrōn,ultimately fromBiblical Hebrewחֶבְרוֹן(Ḥeḇrōn),possibly viaAncient GreekΧεβρών(Khebrṓn).

Proper noun

Hebron

2. A city in theWest Bank,Palestine;holy in bothJudaismandIslam.
3. A number of places in theUnited States:
   1. A formersettlementinCalifornia.
   2. A town inConnecticut.
   3. A village inIllinois.
   4. A town inIndiana;named for a localAssociate Reformed Presbyterianchurch, itself named for the city in Palestine.
   5. AnunincorporatedcommunityinIowa;named for the city in Palestine.
   6. Acensus-designated placeinKentucky;named for the city in Palestine.
   7. A town inMaine.
   8. A town inMaryland;named for the city in Palestine.
   9. AnunincorporatedcommunityinDouglas County,Missouri;named for the city in Palestine.
   10. Aghost towninShelby County,Missouri;named for the city in Palestine.
   11. A city, thecounty seatofThayer County,Nebraska;named for the city in Palestine.
   12. A town inNew Hampshire.
   13. A town inNew York;named for the town in Connecticut.
   14. A city inNorth Dakota;named for the city in Palestine.
   15. A village inOhio.
   16. Acensus-designated placeinLebanon County,Pennsylvania.
   17. AnunincorporatedcommunityinPotter County,Pennsylvania;named for the city in Palestine.
   18. A town inTexas.
   19. Aghost towninUtah;named for the city in Palestine.
   20. AnunincorporatedcommunityinMarion County,West Virginia;named for a local church.
   21. AnunincorporatedcommunityinPleasants County,West Virginia;named for the city in Palestine.
   22. A town inWisconsin.
4. A number of places elsewhere:
   1. AcommunityofNew Brunswick.
   2. Aghost towninNunatsiavut,Newfoundland and Labrador.[From 1831]
   3. AcommunityofNova Scotia.
   4. AcommunityofPrince Edward Island;named for the city in Palestine.
   5. AhamletinLlanddyfnancommunity,Anglesey,Wales(OSgrid ref SH4584).
   6. AhamletinCilymaenllwydcommunity,Carmarthenshire,Wales(OS grid ref SN1827).
   7. AlocalityinLlanfihangel-ar-Arthcommunity,Carmarthenshire(OS grid ref SN4135).
   8. A small village andcivil parishnorth ofMorpeth,Northumberland,England(OS grid ref NZ1989).
5. Asurname.

Translations

city in Palestine

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

  Mandarin:Hi bá luân／Hi bá luân(Xībólún),Hi bá luân／Hi bá luân(Xībólún),Harry lặc(Hālìlè)

• French:Hébron(fr)m
• German:Hebronn
• Greek:Χεβρώναf(Chevróna)

  Ancient:Χεβρώνf(Khebrṓn)

• Hawaiian:Heberona
• Hebrew:חֶבְרוֹן(he)f(khevrón)
• Irish:Heabrónm
• Italian:Hebron
• Japanese:ヘブロン(Heburon)
• Latin:Hebrōnm
• Macedonian:Хе́врон(Hévron)
• Maori:Heperona
• Ottoman Turkish:حبرون(Habron)
• Persian:الخلیل(alxalil)
• Portuguese:Hebromf,Hebronf,Hébronf
• Russian:Хевро́н(ru)m(Xevrón)
• Spanish:Hebrón(es)m

Anagrams

• Bohner,behorn,brehon

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Hebrōnmsg(variously declined,genitiveHebrōnorHebrōnis);indeclinable,third declension

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

Usage notes

• In theVulgate,Hebrōnis not declined.

Declension

Indeclinablenoun orthird-declensionnoun, 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

• HebrōninGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette, page738/2.

Further reading

• Hebronon the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia^la

Polish

Hebron

Etymology

Learned borrowingfromLatinHebrōn.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Hebronminan(related adjectivehebroński)

1. Hebron(a city inPalestine)

Declension

Declension ofHebron

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

Derived terms

nouns

• hebronka
• hebrończyk

Further reading

• Hebronin Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Hebronin PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hebronf

1. Alternative spelling ofHebrom