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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)
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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 BoxLev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - (LXX 6:21) And the earthen vessel, in whichsoever it shall have been sodden, shall be broken; and if it shall have been sodden in a brazen vessel, he shall scour it and wash it with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33 - And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatsoever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest shall give direction, and they shall kill one bird over an earthen vessel over running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - And he shall slay one bird in an earthen vessel over running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - And the earthen vessel which he that has the issue shall happen to touch, shall be broken; and a wooden vessel shall be washed with water, and shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - And the priest shall take pure running water in an earthen vessel, and he shall take of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle of witness, and the priest having taken it shall cast it into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 - (LXX 41:22) His lair is formed of sharp points; and all the gold of the sea under him is as an immense quantity of clay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - (LXX 21:16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23 - Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - And the fall thereof shall be as the breaking of an earthen vessel, as small fragments of a pitcher, so that thou shouldest not find among them a sherd, with which thou mightest take up fire, and with which thou shouldest draw a little water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 - What excellent thing have I prepared as clay of the potter? Will the ploughman plough the earth all day? [fn] shall the clay say to the potter, What art thou doing that thou dost not work, nor hast hands? shall the thing formed answer him that formed it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 - Then said the Lord to me, Go and get an earthen bottle, the work of the potter, and thou shalt bring some of the elders of the people, and of the priests;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - (LXX 39:14) Take this book of the purchase, and the book that has been read; and thou shalt put it into an earthen vessel, that it may remain many days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 - Beth. The precious sons of Zion, who were equalled in value with gold, how are they counted as earthen vessels, the works of the hands of the potter!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:34 - drink thou it, and I will take away her feasts and her new moons: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord.
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