חָצֵר

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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).