Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebron

/hˈɛbɹən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
he-bron
IPA
/hˈɛbɹən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hebrōn, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן (Ḥeḇrōn), possibly via Ancient Greek Χεβρών (Khebrṓn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hebron#Latin, חֶבְרוֹן, Χεβρών

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Questions

How do you pronounce hebron?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛbɹən/.
What does hebron mean?
A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.
Where does hebron come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce hebron

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