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Lexicon :: Strong's H2789 - ḥereś

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חֶרֶשׂ
Transliteration
ḥereś
Pronunciation
kheh'-res
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A collateral form mediating between חֶרֶס (H2775) and חֶרֶשׁ (H2791)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 759a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶרֶשׂ cheres, kheh'-res; a collateral form mediating between H2775 and H2791; a piece of pottery:—earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, stone.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H2789 in the following manner: earthen (8x), potsherd (5x), sherd (2x), stone (1x), earth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H2789 in the following manner: earthen (8x), potsherd (5x), sherd (2x), stone (1x), earth (1x).

  1. earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶרֶשׂ cheres, kheh'-res; a collateral form mediating between H2775 and H2791; a piece of pottery:—earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, stone.
STRONGS H2789: Abbreviations
† חֶ֫רֶשׂ noun [masculine] earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd, P and late (Late Hebrew חֶרֶס, Aramaic חֲרַס) — absolute ח׳ Leviticus 6:21 + 9 times, חָ֑רֶשׂ Numbers 5:17 + 4 times; plural construct חַרְשֵׂי Isaiah 45:9; suffix חֲרָשֶׂיהָ Ezekiel 23:34. —
1. earthenware: כְּלִיאח׳ earthen vessel Jeremiah 32:14; especially P Leviticus 6:21; Leviticus 11:33; Leviticus 14:5, 50; Leviticus 15:12; Numbers 5:17; without כְּלִי Proverbs 26:23; compare בַּקְבֻּק יוֺצֵר ח׳ Jeremiah 19:1; לְנִבְלֵי ח׳ Lamentations 4:2 they are reckoned as earthen vessels, simile of sons of Zion; חֶרֶשׂ אֶתחַֿרְשֵׂי אֲדָמָה Isaiah 45:9 a potsherd (perhaps ＝earthen vessel, see Proverbs 26:23 above) among earthen potsherds (of men, over against י׳ their potter); simile of dryness Psalm 22:16.
2. a fragment of earthenware, sherd Isaiah 30:14; Ezekiel 23:34; לְהִתְגָּרֵד ח׳ Job 2:8 a sherd to scrape himself; חַדּוּדֵי ח׳ Job 41:22 sharpest potsherds, figurative of sharp scales on belly of crocodile.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

6:21; 6:21; 11:33; 14:5; 14:50; 15:12

Numbers

5:17; 5:17

Job

2:8; 41:22

Psalms

22:16

Proverbs

26:23; 26:23

Isaiah

30:14; 45:9; 45:9

Jeremiah

19:1; 32:14

Lamentations

4:2

Ezekiel

23:34; 23:34

H2789

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2789 matches the Hebrew חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - Any clay vessel it is boiled in must be broken, and if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then that vessel must be rubbed out and rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33 - As for any clay vessel they fall into, everything in it will become unclean and you must break it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - The priest will then command that one bird be slaughtered into a clay vessel over fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - and he is to slaughter one bird into a clay vessel over fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - A clay vessel which the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - The priest will then take holy water in a pottery jar, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle, and put it into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 - Its underparts are the sharp points of potsherds, it leaves its mark in the mud like a threshing sledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23 - Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - It shatters in pieces like a clay jar, so shattered to bits that none of it can be salvaged. Among its fragments one cannot find a shard large enough to scoop a hot coal from a fire or to skim off water from a cistern."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 - One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 - The LORD told Jeremiah, "Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - 'The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, "Take these documents, both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy. Put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come."'

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 - The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold - Alas! - but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter. ג (Gimel)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:34 - You will drain it dry, gnaw its pieces, and tear out your breasts, for I have spoken, declares the sovereign LORD.
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