HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2675
חָצוֹר חֲדַתָּה
cha.tsor cha.dat.tah — Hazor-hadattah
§ Hazor-Hadattah = "new Hazor" a city in the south of Judah; Jos 15:25
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Hazor-hadattah
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Historical dictionary entry
New Hazor, a city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Hazzarah, near Beit Jebrin.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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