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Lexicon :: Strong's H2793 - ḥōreš

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חֹרֶשׁ
Transliteration
ḥōreš
Pronunciation
kho'-resh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 762a

Strong’s Definitions

חֹרֶשׁ chôresh, kho'-resh; from H2790; a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric):—bough, forest, shroud, wood.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2793 in the following manner: wood (4x), forest (1x), bough (1x), shroud (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2793 in the following manner: wood (4x), forest (1x), bough (1x), shroud (1x).

  1. wood, wooded height, forest, wooded area

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹרֶשׁ chôresh, kho'-resh; from H2790; a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric):—bough, forest, shroud, wood.
STRONGS H2793: Abbreviations
† חֹ֫רֶשׁ noun masculineEzekiel 31:3 wood, wooded height (Assyrian ḫuršu, wooded height COTGloss LyonSargontexte, Gloss (see also DlPr 180 Checritical note on Isaiah 17:9); Late Hebrew חוֺרֶשׁ wood, forest; Aramaic חוּרְשָׁא id.) — absolute ח׳ Isaiah 17:9; Ezekiel 31:3 (but on both see below); חֹ֫רְשָׁה 1 Samuel 23:16 (see Dr); בַּחֹ֫רְשָׁה 1 Samuel 23:15, 18, 19; plural חֳרָשִׁים 2 Chronicles 27:4; — wooded height 1 Samuel 23:15 (|| בָּהָר 1 Samuel 23:14), 1 Samuel 23:16; 1 Samuel 23:18, so בַּמְּצָדוֺת בַּח׳ בְּגִבְעַת הַחֲכִילָה 1 Samuel 23:19; בנה בִּירָנִיּוֺת וּמִגְדָּלִים וּבֶח׳ 2 Chronicles 27:4 and on the wooded heights he built fortresses and towers (|| בְּהַר יְהוּדָה); עֲזוּבַת הַחֹרֶשׁ וְהָאָמִיר Isaiah 17:9 the forsaken places of the wooded heights and summits Ges Ew De Di RV; but read probably החוי והאמרי ע׳ forsaken places of the Hivites and the Amorites, so Greek Version of the LXX Lag Che Or Brd Du; ח׳ מֵצַל Ezekiel 31:3 shade-giving wood or thicket, of close branches of cedar (but sense hardly legitimate; strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

23:14; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16; 23:16; 23:18; 23:18; 23:19; 23:19

2 Chronicles

27:4; 27:4

Isaiah

17:9; 17:9; 17:9

Ezekiel

31:3; 31:3; 31:3

H2793

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2793 matches the Hebrew חֹרֶשׁ (ḥōreš),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:15 - And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. H2793

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:16 - And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, H2793 and strengthened his hand in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:18 - And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, H2793 and Jonathan went to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 - Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, H2793 in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:4 - Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests H2793 he built castles and towers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:9 - In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, H2793 and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3 - Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, H2793 and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
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