Châbôwr — H2249

Definition

locative proper noun

Chabor, a river of Assyria

1. Habor = "joining"
2. a tributary of the Euphrates River in Assyria

Usually translated as

Habor

Origin

from H2266; united

• Derived from Châbar (H2266)

Occurrences

Châbôwr occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1)

• 2 Kings 17:6 — In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor (וּבְחָב֛וֹר) by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
• 2 Kings 18:11 — And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor (וּבְחָב֛וֹר) by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
• 1 Chronicles 5:26 — And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor (וְחָב֤וֹר), and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.