Topical Encyclopedia
Definition and Meaning: The term "Hazar" in the Bible generally refers to a settlement or village. The Hebrew word "חָצֵר" (ḥāṣēr) is often translated as "village," "settlement," or "enclosure." It is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament to describe small, rural communities or encampments.
Biblical References: The word "Hazar" appears in several places in the Old Testament, often as part of compound names for specific locations. These references typically describe places encountered by the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings or in the context of territorial boundaries.
1.
Hazar-addar: ·
Numbers 34:4 · "Your border will turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and end at Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go to Hazar-addar and over to Azmon."
· Hazar-addar is mentioned as a point on the southern boundary of the land allotted to the Israelites. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to be in the Negev region.
2. Hazar-enan:
· Numbers 34:9 · "The border will continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north."
· Ezekiel 47:17 · "The border will extend from the sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary."
· Hazar-enan is described as a northern boundary marker for the land of Israel. It is associated with the northern limits of the tribal territories and is mentioned in the context of both the historical and prophetic boundaries of Israel.
3. Hazar-shual:
· Joshua 15:28 · "Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah."
· 1 Chronicles 4:28 · "They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual."
· Hazar-shual is listed among the towns in the territory of the tribe of Judah. It is located in the Negev, south of Hebron, and is mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribe of Simeon.
4. Hazar-susah (Hazar-susim):
· Joshua 19:5 · "Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah."
· 1 Chronicles 4:31 · "Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David."
· Hazar-susah, also known as Hazar-susim, is a town in the territory of Simeon. The name means "village of horses," suggesting it may have been a place associated with horse breeding or stabling.
Historical and Theological Significance:
The various Hazars mentioned in the Bible reflect the rural and agrarian nature of ancient Israelite society. These settlements were often located in strategic or resource-rich areas, serving as markers for tribal boundaries or as centers for agricultural and pastoral activities. The mention of Hazars in boundary descriptions underscores the importance of land and territory in the covenantal promises given to the patriarchs and their descendants.
In a theological context, the specific mention of these locations in the biblical narrative highlights God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the Israelites regarding the land. The detailed descriptions of boundaries and settlements serve as a testament to the historical reality of the Israelite occupation of the Promised Land and the divine orchestration of their inheritance.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
HAZARha'-zar (chatsar, construct of chatser, "an enclosure," "settlement," or "village"): Is frequently the first element in Hebrew place-names.
1. Hazar-addar:
Hazar-addar (Hebrew chatsar 'addar), a place on the southern boundary of Judah (Numbers 34:4), is probably identical with Hazron (Joshua 15:3), which, in this case, however, is separated from Addar (the King James Version "Adar"). It seems to have lain somewhere to the Southwest of Kadesh-barnea.
2. Hazar-enan:
Hazar-enan (Hebrew chatsar 'enan, "village of springs": enan is Aramaic; Once (Ezekiel 47:17) it is called Enon), a place, unidentified, at the junction of the northern and eastern frontiers of the land promised to Israel (Numbers 34:9; compare Ezekiel 47:17; Ezekiel 48:1). To identify it with the sources of the Orontes seems to leave too great a gap between this and the places named to the South. Buhl (GAP, 66) would draw the northern boundary from Nahr el-Qasimiyeh to the foot of Hermon, and would locate Hazar-enan at Banias. The springs there lend fitness to the name; a condition absent from el-Chadr, farther east, suggested by von Kesteren. But there is no certainty.
3. Hazar-gaddah:
Hazar-gaddah (Hebrew hatsar-gaddah), a place in the territory of Judah "toward the border of Edom in the South" (Joshua 15:21, 27). Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Gadda") places it in the uttermost parts of the Daroma, overlooking the Dead Sea. This might point to the site of Masada, or to the remarkable ruins of Umm Bajjaq farther south (GAP, 185).
4. Hazar-hatticon:
Hazar-hatticon (the Revised Version (British and American) HAZER-HATTICON; Hebrew chatser ha-tikhon, "the middle village"), a place named on the ideal border of Israel (Ezekiel 47:16). The context shows that it is identical with Hazar-enan, for which this is apparently another name. Possibly, however, it is due to a scribal error. 5. Hazarmaveth:
Hazarmaveth (Hebrew chatsarmaweth), the name of a son of Joktan attached to a clan or district in South Arabia (Genesis 10:26 1 Chronicles 1:20). It is represented by the modern Chadramaut, a broad and fruitful valley running nearly parallel with the coast for about 100 miles, north of el-Yemen. The ruins and inscriptions found by Glaser show that it was once the home of a great civilization, the capital being Sabata (Genesis 10:7) (Glaser, Skizze, II, 20, 423).
6. Hazar-shual:
Hazar-Shual (Hebrew chatsar shu`al), a place in the South of Judah (Joshua 15:28) assigned to Simeon (Joshua 19:3 1 Chronicles 4:28). It was reoccupied after the exile (Nehemiah 11:27). Sa`weh on a hill East of Beersheba has been suggested; but there is no certainty.
7. Hazar-susah:
Hazar-susah (Hebrew chatsar cucah, Joshua 19:5), Hazar-susim (Hebrew chatsar cucim, 1 Chronicles 4:31). As it stands, the name means "station of a mare" or "of horses," and it occurs along with Beth-marcaboth, "place of chariots," which might suggest depots for trade in chariots and horses. The sites have not been identified.
W. Ewing
Strong's Hebrew
2704. Chatsar Enan -- a place on the NE border of Canaan... a place on the NE border of Canaan. Transliteration: Chatsar Enan Phonetic Spelling:
(khats-ar' ay-nawn') Short Definition:
Hazar-enan.
... Hazar-enan.
... /hebrew/2704.htm - 6k 2701. Chatsar Susah -- "village of cavalry," a place in Simeon
... "village of cavalry," a place in Simeon. Transliteration: Chatsar Susah Phonetic
Spelling: (khats-ar'soo-saw') Short Definition: Hazar-susah. ... Hazar-susah. ...
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2705. Chatsar Shual -- "village of the fox," a place in S. Judah
... "village of the fox," a place in S. Judah. Transliteration: Chatsar Shual Phonetic
Spelling: (khats-ar' shoo-awl') Short Definition: Hazar-shual. ... Hazar-shual. ...
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2702. Chatsar Susim -- "village of horses," a place in Simeon
... "village of horses," a place in Simeon. Transliteration: Chatsar Susim Phonetic
Spelling: (khats-ar' soo-seem') Short Definition: Hazar-susim. ... Hazar- susim. ...
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2693. Chatsar Gaddah -- a place in S. Judah
... Chatsar Gaddah. 2694 . a place in S. Judah. Transliteration: Chatsar Gaddah Phonetic
Spelling: (khats-ar'gad-daw') Short Definition: Hazar-gaddah. ... Hazar-gaddah ...
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2703. Chatsar Enon -- a place on the NE border of Canaan
... a place on the NE border of Canaan. Transliteration: Chatsar Enon Phonetic Spelling:
(khats-ar' ay-none') Short Definition: Hazar-enan. ... Hazar- enon. ...
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2694. Chatser Hattikon -- a place near the border of Hauran
... Hazar-hatticon. From chatser and tiykown with the article interposed; village of
the middle; Chatsar-hat-Tikon, a place in Palestine -- Hazar-hatticon. ...
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2692. Chatsar-addar -- a place on the S. border of Canaan
... Hazar-addar. From chatser and 'Addar; (the) village of Addar; Chatsar-Addar, a place
in Palestine -- Hazar-addar. see HEBREW chatser. see HEBREW 'Addar. ...
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Library
A Great Part of South Judea Cut Off under the Second Temple. ...
... 23. Hazar is a word of most frequent mention in that southern land,
"Hazar-Addar, Hazar-Gaddah, Hazar-Shua, Hazar-Susah," &c. And ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 3 a great part.htm
The Order of Thought which Surrounded the Development of Jesus.
... Each prophet had his hazar, or reign of a thousand years (chiliasm), and from these
successive ages, analogous to the Avataer of India, is composed the course ...
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Thesaurus
Hazar-susim (1 Occurrence)Hazar-susim. Hazarsusim,
Hazar-susim. Ha'zar-su'sim . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia
HAZAR-ADDAR;
HAZAR-ENAN;
HAZAR-GADDAH;
HAZAR.../h/hazar-susim.htm - 7kHazar-susah (1 Occurrence)
Hazar-susah. Hazarsusah, Hazar-susah. Ha'zar-su'sah . Easton's Bible
Dictionary ... Multi-Version Concordance Hazar-susah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Hazar-susa
Hazar-susa. Hazarsusa, Hazar-susa. Hazarsusah . Int. ...HAZAR-ADDAR; HAZAR-ENAN;
HAZAR-GADDAH; HAZAR-HATTICON; HAZAR-MAVETH; HAZAR-SHUAL; HAZAR-SUSA; HAZAR-SUSIM ...
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Hazar (12 Occurrences)
...HAZAR. ha'-zar (chatsar, construct of chatser, "an enclosure," "settlement," or
"village"): Is frequently the first element in Hebrew place-names. ...
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Hazar-shu'al (2 Occurrences)
Hazar-shu'al. Hazar-shual, Hazar-shu'al. Ha'zar-shu'al .
Multi-Version Concordance Hazar-shu'al (2 Occurrences). Joshua ...
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Hazar-shual (4 Occurrences)
Hazar-shual. Hazarshual, Hazar-shual. Hazar-shu'al . ...HAZAR-ADDAR; HAZAR-ENAN;
HAZAR-GADDAH; HAZAR-HATTICON; HAZAR-MAVETH; HAZAR-SHUAL; HAZAR-SUSA; HAZAR-SUSIM ...
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Hazarsusim (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HAZAR-ADDAR; HAZAR-ENAN; HAZAR-GADDAH;
HAZAR-HATTICON; HAZAR-MAVETH; HAZAR-SHUAL; HAZAR-SUSA; HAZAR-SUSIM. ...
/h/hazarsusim.htm - 7k
Hazar-addar
Hazar-addar. Hazaraddar, Hazar-addar. Hazarded . ...HAZAR-ADDAR; HAZAR-ENAN;
HAZAR-GADDAH; HAZAR-HATTICON; HAZAR-MAVETH; HAZAR-SHUAL; HAZAR-SUSA; HAZAR-SUSIM. ...
/h/hazar-addar.htm - 6k
Hazarsusa
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HAZAR-ADDAR; HAZAR-ENAN; HAZAR-GADDAH;
HAZAR-HATTICON; HAZAR-MAVETH; HAZAR-SHUAL; HAZAR-SUSA; HAZAR-SUSIM. ...
/h/hazarsusa.htm - 6k
Hazar-shaul (2 Occurrences)
Hazar-shaul. Hazarma'veth, Hazar-shaul. Hazarshual . Multi-Version
Concordance Hazar-shaul (2 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles ...
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