Hebron

[hee-bruhn, heb-ruhn]

noun

1. an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in west Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 mostly under Palestinian self-rule.

Hebron

/ ˈhiː-, ˈhɛbrɒn /

noun

1. Arabic name: El Khalil. a city in the West Bank: famous for the Haram, which includes the cenotaphs of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah. Pop: 168 000 (2005 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hebron¹

First recorded in 1550–70; from Hebrew Ḥebhrōn

Example Sentences

Friendly locals welcomed us, including the retiree in Hebron, N.D., who brought the gift of one of the town’s famous bricks; we accepted it and mailed it home.

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Mayor Khalil Abu Al-Rish stared at the photo one recent morning, a cigarette in one hand and a glum look on his face, then pointed with his other hand out his office window at Ezariya’s bustling main thoroughfare, the primary artery connecting north West Bank cities like Ramallah to Bethlehem and Hebron in the south.

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"A cloud deployment is a complicated piece of infrastructure with many components, some invisible," said Prof James Davenport, Hebron and Medlock Professor of Information Technology at the University of Bath.

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A 10-year-old Palestinian boy has been killed by Israeli forces in a village south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

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The Palestinian health ministry said that Mohammad Hallaq was shot dead on Thursday by Israeli soldiers "in the town of Al-Rihiya, south of Hebron. The bullet penetrated his pelvis."

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