KERIOTH-HEZRON kĕr’ ĭ ŏth hĕz’ rən (קְרִיֹּ֔ות חֶצְרֹ֖ון). A town in the Negeb district of Judah (Josh 15:25; KJV KERIOTH AND HEZRON). It usually is identified with Khirbet el-Qaryatein, four and one-half m. S of Maon. It is identical with Hazor (Josh 15:25).