Hebron

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

Hebron

2. A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A former settlement in California.
   2. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
   3. A village and township in McHenry County, Illinois.
   4. A town in Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana; named for a local Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, itself named for the city in Palestine.
   5. An unincorporated community in Grand River Township, Adair County, Iowa; named for the city in Palestine.
   6. A township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
   7. A census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky; named for the city in Palestine.
   8. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
   9. A town in Wicomico County, Maryland; named for the city in Palestine.
   10. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
   11. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.
   12. A ghost town in Shelby County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.
   13. A city, the county seat of Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the city in Palestine.
   14. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   15. A town in Washington County, New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
   16. A minor city in Morton County, North Dakota; named for the city in Palestine.
   17. A village in Licking County, Ohio.
   18. A census-designated place in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
   19. An unincorporated community and township in Potter County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Palestine.
   20. A town in Denton County, Texas.
   21. A ghost town in Washington County, Utah; named for the city in Palestine.
   22. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia; named for a local church.
   23. An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia; named for the city in Palestine.
   24. A town and census-designated place therein, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
4. A number of places elsewhere:
   1. A community in Albert County, New Brunswick.
   2. A Moravian ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1831]
   3. A community in Nova Scotia.
   4. A community in Prince County, 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). ^[2]
5. A surname.

• Bohner, behorn, brehon

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ.broːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.bron]

Hebrōn m sg (genitive Hebrōn or Hebrōnis); indeclinable, variously declined, 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): /ˈxɛ.brɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛbrɔn
• Syllabification: He‧bron

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