Hebron

Borrowed from Latin Hebrōn, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן (Ḥeḇrōn), possibly via Ancient Greek Χεβρών (Khebrṓn).

Hebron

1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A former settlement in California.
   2. A town in Connecticut.
   3. A village in Illinois.
   4. A town in Indiana; named for a local Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, itself named for the city in Palestine.
   5. An unincorporated community in Iowa; named for the city in Palestine.
   6. A census-designated place in Kentucky; named for the city in Palestine.
   7. A town in Maine.
   8. A town in Maryland; named for the city in Palestine.
   9. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.
   10. A ghost town in Shelby County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.
   11. A city, the county seat of Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the city in Palestine.
   12. A town in New Hampshire.
   13. A town in New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
   14. A city in North Dakota; named for the city in Palestine.
   15. A village in Ohio.
   16. A census-designated place in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
   17. An unincorporated community in Potter County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Palestine.
   18. A town in Texas.
   19. A ghost town in Utah; named for the city in Palestine.
   20. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia; named for a local church.
   21. An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia; named for the city in Palestine.
   22. A town in Wisconsin.
3. A number of places elsewhere:
   1. A community in New Brunswick.
   2. A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1831]
   3. A community in Nova Scotia.
   4. A community in Prince Edward Island; named for the city in Palestine.
   5. A hamlet in Llanddyfnan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4584).
   6. A hamlet in Cilymaenllwyd community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1827).
   7. A locality in Llanfihangel-ar-Arth community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN4135). [1]
   8. A small village and civil parish north of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1989).
4. A surname.

• Bohner, behorn, brehon

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.broːn/, [ˈhɛbroːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.bron/, [ˈɛːbron]

Hebrōn m sg (variously declined, genitive Hebrōn or Hebrōnis); indeclinable, third declension

1. Hebron (city)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Hebron.
2. Hebron (Biblical figure)

• In the Vulgate, Hebrōn is not declined.

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• Hebrōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 738/2.

• Hebron on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

Learned borrowing from Latin Hebrōn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛb.rɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛbrɔn
• Syllabification: Heb‧ron

Hebron m inan (related adjective hebroński)

1. Hebron (a city in Palestine)

• Hebron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Hebron in PWN's encyclopedia

Hebron f

1. Alternative spelling of Hebrom