HAZOR — (Heb. חָצוֹר), a large Canaanite and Israelite city in Upper Galilee. It is identified with Tell al Qidāḥ (also called Tell Waqqāṣ), 8¾ mi. (14 km.) north of the Sea of Galilee and 5 mi. (8 km.) southwest of Lake Ḥuleh . The city was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hazor — ( he. חצור) is the name of several places in the biblical and modern Land of Israel:Biblical locations: * Tel Hazor, site of an ancient fortified city in the Upper Galilee, among the most important Caananite towns, and the largest ancient ruin in … Wikipedia
Hazor — Hazor, Chazor [hebräisch »Hof«, »Gehöft«], bedeutende alte Stadt in Galiläa, heute der Hügel Tel Hazor in Nordisrael, 15 km nördlich des Sees von Genezareth; literarisch aus ägyptischen Quellen seit 1800 und aus Mari Briefen seit 1700 v. Chr.… … Universal-Lexikon
Hazor — Hazor, s. Chazor … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hazor — Tels bibliques – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheva * … Wikipédia en Français
Hazor — Luftbild von Hazor Stadttor mit drei Kammern … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hazor — Enclosed; fortified. 1) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the mountains north of Lake Merom (Josh. 11:1 5). Jabin the king with his allied tribes here encountered Joshua in a great battle. Joshua gained a signal victory, which virtually… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hazor-hadattah — 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 … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hazor — /hah zawr , zohr /, n. an ancient city in Israel, N of the Sea of Galilee: extensive excavations; capital of Canaanite kingdom. * * * … Universalium
Hazor — n. ancient city in Israel … English contemporary dictionary