Strong's Lexicon chatser: Court, enclosure, village, settlement Original Word: חָצֵר Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to surround Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - αὐλή (aulē): Often used in the Septuagint to translate "chatser," referring to a courtyard or palace. Usage: The Hebrew word "chatser" primarily refers to an enclosed space or courtyard. It is used to describe various types of enclosures, including those found in domestic, religious, and communal settings. In the context of the tabernacle and temple, "chatser" often refers to the outer court where people gathered for worship and sacrifices. It can also denote a village or settlement, indicating a group of dwellings surrounded by a protective barrier. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of a "chatser" was significant both in daily life and religious practice. Courtyards were central to family and community life, serving as places for work, social interaction, and worship. In the religious context, the courtyard of the tabernacle or temple was a sacred space where the Israelites would come to offer sacrifices and participate in communal worship. The design of these spaces reflected the importance of order, sanctity, and community in Israelite culture. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEzekiel 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Kings 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 4t.; construct חַצְרֵי Nehemiah 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2 Kings 21:5 10t.; 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 24t. 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) (מֶּתַח ׳הֶח), Numbers 3:37; Numbers 4:26 (twice in verse) (׳מֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח), Numbers 4:32; courts of house of ׳י 1 Chronicles 23:28. b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַמְּנִימִית ׳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 ׳ח2Chronicles 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court ׳הֶח הַחִיצֹנָה Ezekiel 10:5 = הַחֲדָשָׁה ׳הֶח2Chronicles 20:5; see further 1 Kings 8:64 2Chronicles 7:7; 24:21; 29:16; Jeremiah 19:14; Jeremiah 26:2; Ezekiel 8:7; two courts 2 Kings 21:5 2Chronicles 33:5; 2 Kings 23:12; courts Ezekiel 9:7; 1 Chronicles 28:12; 2Chronicles 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 38t. Ezekiel 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezekiel 40:19,32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezekiel 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co). **Ezekiel 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת. II. חצר (√ of following; compare Arabic II. [חָצֵר]46 noun masculineNehemiah 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl. c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Joshua 19:8 5t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1 Chronicles 9:16; Nehemiah 12:28; suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Joshua 21:12 4t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1 Chronicles 4:33 6t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Joshua 13:23 24t. Joshua; — a. settlements of Ishmaelites Genesis 25:16 (P; "" טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים 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). Usu. b. as dependencies of cities Joshua 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4 p. 123) 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 23t. 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). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance court, tower, village (masculine and feminine); from chatsar in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village. see HEBREW chatsar Forms and Transliterations בְּ֝חַצְר֗וֹת בְּחַצְר֖וֹת בְּחַצְר֤וֹת ׀ בְּחַצְר֥וֹת בְּחַצְרֵ֖י בְּחַצְרֵ֥י בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜ם בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר בֶּחָצֵ֑ר בֶּחָצֵ֣ר בֶּחָצֵ֤ר בֶחָצֵ֑ר בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ בַּחֲצַ֕ר בַּחֲצַ֖ר בַּחֲצַ֣ר בַּחֲצַ֤ר בַּחֲצַ֥ר בחצר בחצרו בחצרות בחצרי בחצריהם בחצריך הֶֽחָצֵ֑ר הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר הֶֽחָצֵ֖ר הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר הֶֽחָצֵ֤ר הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הֶֽחָצֵר֩ הֶחָצֵ֑ר הֶחָצֵ֔ר הֶחָצֵ֖ר הֶחָצֵ֗ר הֶחָצֵ֛ר הֶחָצֵ֜ר הֶחָצֵ֣ר הֶחָצֵ֤ר הֶחָצֵ֥ר הֶחָצֵ֧ר הֶחָצֵ֨ר הֶחָצֵֽר׃ הֶחָצֵר֙ הַֽחֲצֵרִ֗ים הַחֲצֵר֑וֹת הַחֲצֵר֛וֹת הַחֲצֵרִ֖ים הַחֲצֵרִ֗ים הַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת הַחֲצֵרוֹת֙ החצר החצר׃ החצרות החצרים החצרת וְהֶֽחָצֵר֙ וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ן וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔ם וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽם׃ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ וְחָצֵ֨ר וְלֶחָצֵ֛ר וְלַחֲצַ֧ר וַחֲצֵרֶ֖יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶ֗יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃ וַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑י וּבְחַצְר֖וֹת וּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם ובחצרות ובחצרתיהם והחצר וחצר וחצרותי וחצריה וחצריה׃ וחצריהם וחצריהם׃ וחצריהן וחצריהן׃ ולחצר חֲצֵ֫רֶ֥יךָ חֲצֵר֣וֹת חֲצֵרִ֖ים חֲצֵרִ֗ים חֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ חֲצֵרָ֑י חֲצֵרָֽי׃ חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו חֲצַ֣ר חַצְר֥וֹת חַצְרֵ֖י חַצְרֵיהֶ֗ם חָצֵ֔רָה חָצֵ֖ר חָצֵ֣ר חָצֵ֥ר חָצֵר֙ חצר חצרה חצרות חצרי חצרי׃ חצריה חצריהם חצריך חצרים חצרתיו לְחַצְר֧וֹת לְחַצְר֪וֹת לְחַצְרוֹתָֽיו׃ לֶֽחָצֵר֙ לֶחָצֵ֖ר לֶחָצֵ֜ר לֶחָצֵ֣ר לֶחָצֵ֥ר לַחֲצַ֖ר לַחֲצַ֣ר לַחֲצַ֤ר לחצר לחצרות לחצרותיו׃ מֵֽהֶחָצֵ֖ר מֵחֲצַ֣ר מהחצר מחצר ba·ḥă·ṣar ba·ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā ba·ḥă·ṣê·rōw bachaTzar bachatzeReicha bachatzeRo baḥăṣar baḥăṣêreḵā baḥăṣêrōw be·ḥā·ṣêr ḇe·ḥā·ṣêr bə·ḥaṣ·rê bə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem ḇə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem bə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ bechaTzer bechatzRei bechatzreiHem bechatzRot beḥāṣêr ḇeḥāṣêr bəḥaṣrê bəḥaṣrêhem ḇəḥaṣrêhem bəḥaṣrōwṯ chaTzar chaTzer chaTzerah chatzeRai chaTzeReicha chatzeReiha chatzeRim chatzeRot chatzeroTav chatzRei chatzreiHem chatzRot ha·ḥă·ṣê·rîm ha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ ha·ḥă·ṣê·rōṯ ḥă·ṣar ḥā·ṣê·rāh ḥă·ṣê·rāy ḥă·ṣê·re·hā ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā ḥă·ṣê·rîm ḥă·ṣê·rō·ṯāw ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ ḥā·ṣêr hachatzeRim hachatzeRot haḥăṣêrîm haḥăṣêrōṯ haḥăṣêrōwṯ ḥaṣ·rê ḥaṣ·rê·hem ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ ḥăṣar ḥāṣêr ḥāṣêrāh ḥăṣêrāy ḥăṣêrehā ḥăṣêreḵā ḥăṣêrîm ḥăṣêrōṯāw ḥăṣêrōwṯ ḥaṣrê ḥaṣrêhem ḥaṣrōwṯ he·ḥā·ṣêr hechaTzer heḥāṣêr la·ḥă·ṣar lachaTzar laḥăṣar le·ḥā·ṣêr lə·ḥaṣ·rō·w·ṯāw lə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ lechaTzer lechatzRot lechatzroTav leḥāṣêr ləḥaṣrōwṯ ləḥaṣrōwṯāw mê·ḥă·ṣar mê·he·ḥā·ṣêr mechaTzar mêḥăṣar mehechaTzer mêheḥāṣêr ū·ḇə·ḥaṣ·rō·ṯê·hem ū·ḇə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ ūḇəḥaṣrōṯêhem ūḇəḥaṣrōwṯ uvechatzRot uvechatzRoteiHem vachatzeReiha vachatzeroTai vechaTzer vechatzreiHem vechatzreiHen vehechaTzer velachaTzar velechaTzer wa·ḥă·ṣê·re·hā wa·ḥă·ṣê·rō·w·ṯāy waḥăṣêrehā waḥăṣêrōwṯāy wə·ḥā·ṣêr wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hen wə·he·ḥā·ṣêr wə·la·ḥă·ṣar wə·le·ḥā·ṣêr wəḥāṣêr wəḥaṣrêhem wəḥaṣrêhen wəheḥāṣêr wəlaḥăṣar wəleḥāṣêrLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 25:16 HEB: וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמֹתָ֔ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם שְׁנֵים־ NAS: are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; KJV: and these [are] their names, by their towns, and by their castles; INT: and these are their names their villages their camps both Exodus 8:13 Exodus 27:9 Exodus 27:9 Exodus 27:12 Exodus 27:13 Exodus 27:16 Exodus 27:17 Exodus 27:18 Exodus 27:19 Exodus 35:17 Exodus 35:17 Exodus 35:18 Exodus 38:9 Exodus 38:9 Exodus 38:15 Exodus 38:16 Exodus 38:17 Exodus 38:18 Exodus 38:18 Exodus 38:20 Exodus 38:31 Exodus 38:31 Exodus 38:31 Exodus 39:40 189 Occurrences |
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be present, settle or dwell, see LagBN 47 f.; Sabean חצֿר fixed abode Os (Levy)ZMG 1865, 185 CISiv, 1. 2, No. 79. 82). 
