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En-hazor

“En-hazor” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(fount of Hazor). A fenced city in Naphtali (Josh. 19:37³⁷And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, (Joshua 19:37)).

“Hazor” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(court). (1) City of Naphtali (Josh. 11:10¹⁰And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. (Joshua 11:10); 1 Kings 9:15¹⁵And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. (1 Kings 9:15); 2 Kings 15:29²⁹In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29)). (2) Town of Judah (Josh. 15:23-25²³And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, ²⁴Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, ²⁵And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, (Joshua 15:23‑25)). (3) Place in Benjamin (Neh. 11:33³³Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, (Nehemiah 11:33)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Fenced city of the tribe of Naphtali (Josh. 19:37³⁷And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, (Joshua 19:37)). Identified with Hazireh, 33° 6' N, 35° 21' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5877 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Eyn

Phonic:

Chatsowr

Meaning:

from 5869 and the same as 2674; fountain of a village; En-Chatsor, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

En-hazor

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

fountain of the village: fount of trumpeting

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Fountain of defense; fountain of a village:―fenced city in Naphtali, Josh. 19:37. {Fons munimenti}