Lexicon Baal Chatsor: Baal Hazor Original Word: בַּעַל חָצוֹר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Baal-hazor From ba'al and a modification of chatser; possessor of a village; Baal-Chatsor, a place in Palestine -- Baal-hazor. see HEBREW ba'al see HEBREW chatser NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom baal and chatser Definition "possessor of a court," a city between Ephraim and Benjamin NASB Translation Baal-hazor (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בַּ֫עַל חָצוֺר proper name, of a location (possessor of a court; or ׳ב proper name, of divinity?) city on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin 2 Samuel 13:23, probably = חצור Nehemiah 11:33; ? modern Tell `Asûr (with ע) RobBR ii. 264 doubtfully; compare Surveyii. 298 (after de Saulcy). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּעַל (Baal) meaning "lord" or "master" and חָצוֹר (Chatsor) meaning "village" or "enclosure."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Baal-Chatsor, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location not directly translated into Greek in the New Testament. Usage: Baal-Chatsor is a proper noun used to denote a specific location in the biblical narrative. It is mentioned in the context of a significant event in the life of Absalom, the son of King David. Context: Baal-Chatsor is referenced in the Old Testament in 2 Samuel 13:23. It is identified as the location where Absalom, the son of King David, held a sheep-shearing event, which was a festive occasion. During this event, Absalom orchestrated the murder of his half-brother Amnon as revenge for the violation of his sister Tamar. The site is described as being near Ephraim, suggesting its location in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Jerusalem. The name Baal-Chatsor indicates a place that may have been associated with a Canaanite deity, as "Baal" was commonly used in the names of places that had religious significance in the ancient Near East. The historical and geographical context of Baal-Chatsor provides insight into the cultural and familial dynamics of the time, highlighting the complexities of royal family relations and the customs surrounding sheep-shearing festivals. Forms and Transliterations חָצ֖וֹר חצור chaTzor ḥā·ṣō·wr ḥāṣōwrLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 13:23 HEB: לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם בְּבַ֥עַל חָצ֖וֹר אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִם־ NAS: sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which KJV: had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which [is] beside Ephraim: INT: sheepshearers Absalom Baal-hazor which is near 1 Occurrence |
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