2249. Chabor

Lexicon

Chabor: Habor

Original Word: חָבוֹר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Chabowr
Pronunciation: khaw-BOHR
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-bore')
Definition: Habor
Meaning: Chabor

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Habor

From chabar; united; Chabor, a river of Assyria -- Habor.

see HEBREW chabar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chabar
Definition
a river of Assyr.
NASB Translation
Habor (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָבוֺר proper name, of a river called נְהַר גּוֺזָן 2 Kings 17:6 = 2 Kings 18:11; erroneous 1 Chronicles 5:26 וְהָרָא וּנְהַר גּוֺזָן ׳וְה; ᵐ5 (Ξ)αβωρ, Greek Ξαβωρας, etc., Assyr. –abur, flowing into Euphrates from East (Dl^{Pa 183 ff.} KAT^{2275. 614} COT^{i. 267}); see גּוֺזָן.

חֲבֻרָתוֺ see חַבּוּרָה above

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָבַר (chabar), meaning "to join" or "to associate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Chabor, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and geographical context.

Usage: The term Chabor is used in the context of the Assyrian exile, where it denotes the location to which the Israelites were deported. It appears in the Old Testament as a geographical reference.

Context: Chabor is mentioned in the context of the Assyrian captivity of the Israelites. The river Chabor, also known as the Khabur, is located in the region of Mesopotamia. It is a significant tributary of the Euphrates River, flowing through what is now modern-day Syria and Iraq. The river is historically important as it served as a boundary and a route for trade and military campaigns in ancient times.

In the Bible, Chabor is specifically mentioned in 2 Kings 17:6 and 1 Chronicles 5:26. In 2 Kings 17:6 (BSB), it is recorded: "In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in the towns of the Medes." Similarly, 1 Chronicles 5:26 (BSB) states: "So the God of Israel stirred the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day."

These passages highlight the significance of the Chabor River as a place of exile for the Israelites during the Assyrian conquest. The river's mention underscores the historical and geographical context of the Israelite deportation and the broader narrative of the Assyrian Empire's expansion.

Forms and Transliterations

וְחָב֤וֹר וּבְחָב֛וֹר ובחבור וחבור ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḇō·wr ūḇəḥāḇōwr uvechaVor vechaVor wə·ḥā·ḇō·wr wəḥāḇōwr

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 17:6
HEB: אֹתָ֜ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָב֛וֹר נְהַ֥ר גּוֹזָ֖ן
NAS: them in Halah and Habor, [on] the river
KJV: them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river
INT: and settled Halah and Habor the river of Gozan

2 Kings 18:11
HEB: וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָב֛וֹר נְהַ֥ר גּוֹזָ֖ן
NAS: them in Halah and on the Habor, the river
KJV: them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river
INT: and put Halah the Habor the river of Gozan

1 Chronicles 5:26
HEB: וַ֠יְבִיאֵם לַחְלַ֨ח וְחָב֤וֹר וְהָרָא֙ וּנְהַ֣ר
NAS: them to Halah, Habor, Hara
KJV: them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara,
INT: and brought to Halah Habor Hara the river

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2249
3 Occurrences

ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḇō·wr — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥā·ḇō·wr — 1 Occ.