Word

חָצֵר

châtsêr · H2691 · Hebrew · 191 occurrences

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Courtyard, courtBuildings and Structures141 verses

Meanings

village, settlement

Collection of dwellings, not surrounded by a wall

Examples
Genesis 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; twelve princes according to their tribes.
Leviticus 25:31 ‘The houses of the villages, however, which have no surrounding wall, shall be regarded as open fields; they have redemption rights and revert in the jubilee.
Joshua 13:23 The border of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages.
courtyard

Area enclosed by walls or buildings

Examples
Exodus 27:9 “Now you shall make the courtyard of the tabernacle. On the south side there shall be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for one side;
Exodus 38:17 And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands, of silver; and the overlaying of their tops, of silver, and all the pillars of the courtyard were furnished with silver bands.

How it’s used In 9 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

88 occurrences in 16 groups

הֵןin 26
בַּיִתhouse, household 18
מַטָּרָאcourtyard of the guard 12
הֶםtheir 8
הּher 6
יmy 3
Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

54 occurrences in 15 groups

פְּנִימִיwithin 20
חִיצוֹןouter 17
שְׁנַיִםtwo 3
Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

קָטַרenclosed 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

מָלֵאto be full, to fill 1

What is done to itIt is the object

15 occurrences in 9 groups

בָּנָהto build, to rebuild, to establish 3
עָשָׂהto do, to make 3
Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9

What it is said to bePredicate

17 occurrences in 13 groups

מַקְצוֹעַcorner 3
שֵׁשׁsix 3
Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

10 occurrences in 8 groups

אֵילָםporch 2
שַׁעַרgate 2
בַּיִתhouse, household 1
אַיִלram 1
לִשְׁכָּהroom 1
מִיwho? 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

82 occurrences in 6 groups

בin/on/with 67
אֵלto, toward 29
לto/for 25
מִןfrom 6
עַדto, as far as, until 3
עַלon, upon, over, against 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

49 occurrences in 17 groups

שַׁעַרgate 13
קֶלַעhangings, curtain, sling 7
עַמּוּדpillar 5
מַקְצוֹעַcorner 4
יָתֵדpeg 3
פָּנִיםface, presence, before 3
Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

חַוָּה chavvâh · H2333 · settlement, encampment: Both words denote settlements or habitations, describing smaller inhabited places; חַוָּה (chavvâh, H2333) is a small town and חָצֵר (châtsêr, H2691) a village.

In the other Testament 2 words

αὐλή aulḗ · G833 · courtyard, sheepfold, dwelling: Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, G833) is the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew חָצֵר (châtsêr, H2691) for enclosed courtyard spaces, particularly in tabernacle/temple contexts, though Hebrew חָצֵר can also denote unwalled villages or tower settlements where Greek typically uses other terms.
κώμη kṓmē · G2968 · village, the people there, the people of a village: Greek κώμη (hamlet, village) represents the village/settlement sense of Hebrew חָצֵר, which has a broader semantic range including court/enclosure and tower but shares the unwalled-settlement denotation where the two languages overlap in translation contexts.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Towns001003002011: The word denotes a village or unwalled settlement, as in Genesis 25:16's reference to Ishmael's descendants by their villages and camps.
Constructions001003002: The word denotes an enclosed courtyard, as in Exodus 27:9's and 27:12's specifications for the courtyard of the tabernacle.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

חֲצֹצְרָה chătsôtsᵉrâh · H2689 · trumpet · 29×חָצֵרchâtsêr · H2691חָצַר châtsar · H2690 · to blow the trumpet · 6×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2691. chatser I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEze 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Ki 6:36…

H2691. chatser
I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEze 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Ki 6:36 enclosure, court — absolute ׳ח 1Ki 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jer 36:20; construct חֲצַר Exo 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2Sa 17:18; חֲצֵרוֺת Exo 8:9 Exo 8:4t.; construct חַצְרֵי Neh 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2Ki 21:5 2Ki 21:10t.; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isa 1:12; Zec 3:7; חֲצֵרֶיךָ Psa 65:5; Psa 84:11; חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1Ch 28:6; חֲצֵרֹתָיו Psa 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Psa 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Neh 8:16; —
1 enclosures (in Egypt),perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exo 8:9 (J).
2 court of private house 2Sa 17:18 (containing well), compare Neh 8:16; of a palace, הָאַחֶרֶת חָצֵר 1Ki 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from ׳(הֶ)ח הַגְּדוֺלָה 1Ki 7:9; 1Ki 7:12 the great court, including ׳ח ׳הא and ׳הֶח הַמְּנִימִית of temple (see
3b) in one great enclosure (see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.); 2Ki 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jer 36:20; Est 1:5; Est 2:11; Est 4:11; Est 5:1-2, Est 6:4 (twice in verse); Est 6:5; ׳ח מַטָּרָה court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jer 32:2 (in king's house), Jer 32:8; Jer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6, Jer 38:13, Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14-15,. Especially
3. a. court of tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּן חֲצַר Exo 27:9, compare Exo 27:9; Exo 27:12; Exo 27:13 24t. Exodus (all P; הֶח ׳שַׁעַר gate of the court Exo 35:17; Exo 38:15, Exo 38:18, Exo 38:31; Exo 39:40; Exo 40:8, Exo 40:33); Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Num 3:26 (twice in verse) (׳הֶח מֶּתַח), Num 3:37; Num 4:26 (twice in verse) (הֶח שַׁעַר ׳מֶּתַח), Num 4:32; courts of house of ׳י 1Ch 23:28.
b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with ׳הֶח הַמְּנִימִית 1Ki 6:36; 1Ki 7:12 (but on text see Stal. c.) Eze 8:16; Eze 10:3 compare Eze 10:4; = upper with ׳הֶח הָעֶלְיוֺן Jer 36:10 (see Gf), and ׳ח הַכֹּהֲנִים2Ch 4:9 (where also הַגְּדוֺלָה הָעֲזָרָה, as often Ezek., also לָעֲזָרָה דְּלָתוֺת); outer court הַחִיצֹנָה ׳הֶח Eze 10:5 = ׳הֶח הַחֲדָשָׁה2Ch 20:5; see further 1Ki 8:64 2Ch 7:7; 2Ch 24:21; 2Ch 29:16; Jer 19:14; Jer 26:2; Eze 8:7; two courts 2Ki 21:5 2Ch 33:5; 2Ki 23:12; courts Eze 9:7; 1Ch 28:12; 2Ch 23:5; Neh 8:1, Neh 8:6; Neh 13:7; often in poetry, courts of ׳י Isa 1:12; Isa 62:9 (׳ח קדשׁי), Zec 3:7; Psa 65:5; Psa 84:3; Psa 84:11; Psa 96:8; Psa 100:4; Psa 116:19; Psa 135:2
c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Eze 40:14 Eze 40:38t. Ezekiel 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Eze 40:19, Eze 40:32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Eze 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co). **Eze 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.
II. חצר (√ of following; compare Arabic be present, settle or dwell, see LagBN 47 f.; Sabean חצֿר fixed abode Os (Levy)ZMG 1865, 185 CISiv, 1. 2, No. 79. 82).
II. [חָצֵר]46 noun masculineNeh 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl. c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Jos 19:8 Jos 19:5t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1Ch 9:16; Neh 12:28; suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Jos 21:12 Jos 21:4t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1Ch 4:33 1Ch 4:6t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Jos 13:23-24t. Joshua; —
a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gen 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Deu 2:23; of Kedar Isa 42:11 (|| עָרִים); סָבִיב חֹמָה אֵיןלָֿהֶם אֲשֶׁר הַחֲצֵרִים בָּתֵּי Lev 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; חֲצֵרִים מַאֲרַב Psa 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usu.
b. as dependencies of cities Jos 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת
4 p. 123) Jos 15:45, Jos 15:47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); ׳וְכָלהַֿח הֶעָרִים סְבִיבוֺת אֲשֶׁר Jos 19:8 (P), also Jos 21:12 (P), = 1Ch 6:41; Neh 12:29; also Jos 13:23, Jos 13:28; Jos 15:32 Jos 15:23t. Joshua (all P), Neh 11:25, Neh 11:30 (|| בָּנוֺת Neh 11:25; Neh 11:27 etc.), Neh 12:28.
c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isa 42:11 above) 1Ch 9:16, 1Ch 9:22, 1Ch 9:25 (all of Levites).
d. ׳ח apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem בִּשְׂדֹתָם ׳הַח Neh 11:25. — ׳ח in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Jos 15:20-32).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Constructions141 occurrences Towns47 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0