Baʻal Châtsôwr — H1178

Definition

locative proper noun

Baal-Chatsor, a place in Palestine

1. Baal-hazor = "lord of the village"
2. a town on the border between Ephraim and Benjamin, apparent location of a sheep farm of Absalom and location of Amnon's murder

Usually translated as

Baal-hazor

Origin

from H1167 and a modification of H2691; possessor of a village

• Derived from Baʻal (H1167)
• Derived from Châtsêr (H2691)

Occurrences

Baʻal Châtsôwr occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1)

• 2 Samuel 13:23 — And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor (בְּבַ֥עַל), which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.