chev.ron is the proper name of a city named in ancestral narratives, conquest accounts, and David’s reign.

The term is consistently a proper place name: it identifies a city associated with Mamre and Kiriath-arba, named among the cities and kings in Joshua’s accounts, given to Caleb, and repeatedly marks the setting of David’s residence, rule, and public dealings.

1. Proper name of a city · dominant

   Every supplied occurrence is tagged as a proper noun and names the same city in differing narrative settings. In Genesis 23:2 the APB renders Sarah’s death at “Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron),” while Joshua 14:13 renders Joshua’s gift of the city to Caleb as an inheritance; in 2 Samuel 5:3 it is the place where Israel’s elders come to David and anoint him king.

   Genesis 23:2Joshua 14:13Joshua 20:72 Samuel 2:112 Samuel 5:31 Kings 2:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB ordinarily presents the place name as “Hebron,” including in identifications with Kiriath-arba and in clauses of travel, residence, rule, battle, burial, and inheritance. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, a few supplied lines do not make the term’s individual English contribution identifiable.