Hezron

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Pharez, and grandson of Judah (Gen. 46:1212And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. (Genesis 46:12); Num. 26:2121And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. (Numbers 26:21); Ruth 4:18-1918Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, (Ruth 4:18‑19); 1 Chron. 2:5-255The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. 7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. 8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. 9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. 18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. 22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. 25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. (1 Chronicles 2:5‑25); 1 Chron. 4:11The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. (1 Chronicles 4:1)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
2696 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
Chetsrown
Phonic:
khets-rone’
Meaning:
from 2691; court-yard; Chetsron, the name of a place in Palestine; also of two Israelites
KJV Usage:
Hezron

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

enclosed: arrow of song: division of song

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A place securely trenched; court-yard:―name of a place, also of two Israelites [ESROM], Gen. 46:9. {Locus firmiter vallatus}