חברון

Hebrew

Etymology

From the Proto-Semitic root ḥbr.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χevˈʁon/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħɛvˈroːn/
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Proper noun

חֶבְרוֹן • (khevrón) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

  1. Hebron (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam)

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