Khabur
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Khabur
First recorded in 1810–15; from Arabic (al-)khābūr
Example Sentences
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The Khabur River, which flows through the town and was so vital in ancient times that it is referred to in the Bible, has been reduced to puddles of murky water.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2022
For thousands of years, the Euphrates River and its largest tributary, the Khabur River, which cuts through Hasaka Province, nurtured some of the world’s earliest farming settlements.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2022
The Khabur families trace their heritage to the earliest days of Christianity.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2016
The Assyrian Christians were seized from the Khabur River valley in northern Syria, among the last holdouts of a minority that had been chased across the Mideast for generations.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2016
The Khabur above referred to flows through Mesopotamia, not through Media.
From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela
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