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)
Arabic name: El Khalil
Hebron in American English
(ˈhibrən; ˈhɛbˌrɑn)
city in the West Bank, southwest of Jerusalem: dates from Biblical times: pop. c. 120,000