חָצֵר chatser

Hebrew word for “court” · Strong’s H2691 · used 191 times in 164 verses

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Meaning

1) court, enclosure; 1a) enclosures; 1b) court

Senses in the lexicon

• court (145)
• village (46)

How it is translated

Glosses given for chatser in context, with how often each is used:

• courtyard 88
• villages 49
• court 25
• courts 15
• courtyards 8
• belonged to the courtyard 4
• will be in the courts 1
• court towards 1

Where it is used

Also in 6 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Joshua 15 (13), Ezekiel 40 (13), Joshua 19 (12), Ezekiel 42 (8), Exodus 27 (7), Exodus 38 (7), Ezekiel 44 (4), Ezekiel 46 (4), 1 Kings 7 (3), 1 Chronicles 9 (3)

Forms

• החצר 65
• וחצריהן 26
• בחצר 21
• לחצר 13
• חצר 11
• בחצרות 5
• חצרות 4
• וחצריה 4
• וחצריהם 3
• החצרות 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with chatser more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• פְּנִימִי penimi “inner” 20
• עִיר ir “city” 35
• חִיצוֹן chitson “outer” 16
• שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 24
• סָבִיב saviv “around” 19
• אַמָּה ammah “cubit” 16
• מַטָּרָה mattarah “guardhouse” 11
• לִשְׁכָּה lishkah “chamber” 12
• אֶדֶן eden “socket” 11
• קֶלַע qela “curtain” 10
• עַמּוּד ammud “pillar” 10
• מָסָךְ masakh “covering” 8

Key verses

The verses using chatser that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 27:9 — And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits…
• 1 Chronicles 23:28 — Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all…
• Psalms 65:4 — Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy…
• Psalms 84:2 — My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
• Psalms 84:10 — For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
• Psalms 92:13 — Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
• Psalms 100:4 — Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
• Jeremiah 26:2 — Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words…
• Jeremiah 37:21 — Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the…
• Jeremiah 38:6 — Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with…
• Ezekiel 8:16 — And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about…
• Zechariah 3:7 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.