How many times is Hazor mentioned in the Bible?
The word Hazor appears 19 times in the King James Version, in 17 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Hazor 19 times.
Not counted: Hazor inside the hyphenated name of a different person or place, 2 times in the KJV: En-hazor (1), Baal-hazor (1). The World English Bible has 2 such uses.
Hazor in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Hazor counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Hazor | 19 | 19 |
| Total | 19 | 19 |
What the name Hazor means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hazor as "court; hay".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Hazor
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
The verse that uses it most is Joshua 11:10, 2 times (tied with Joshua 15:25):
And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
Common questions
How many times is Hazor in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 19 of the 19 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Hazor appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (10), then Jeremiah (3) and Judges (2).
Where is Hazor first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 11:1: "And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph," The last is Jeremiah 49:33.
What does the name Hazor mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hazor as "court; hay".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.