Etymology

Hebron

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Today it means: A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam. Full definition →

Latin Hebrōn ← Biblical Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן ← Ancient Greek Χεβρών
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧεβρών
  2. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromחֶבְרוֹן
  3. Latin · borrowed fromHebrōn
  4. English todayHebron

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

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1831 A Moravian ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.