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Lexicon :: Strong's H2789 - ḥereś

Aa
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.
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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 - But the vessel of earth in which the flesh was cooked is to be broken; or if a brass vessel was used, it is to be rubbed clean and washed out with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33 - And if one of them gets into any vessel of earth, whatever is in the vessel will be unclean and the vessel will have to be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest will give orders for one of the birds to be put to death in a vessel made of earth, over flowing water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - And put one of the birds to death in a vessel of earth over flowing water;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - And any vessel of earth which has been touched by the unclean man will have to be broken and any vessel of wood washed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - And the priest will take holy water in a pot and put in it dust from the floor of the House;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:8 - And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 - Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23 - Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - And he will let it be broken as a potter's vessel is broken: it will be smashed to bits without mercy; so that there will not be a bit in which one may take fire from the fireplace, or water from the spring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 - Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 - This is what the Lord has said: Go and get for money a potter's bottle made of earth, and take with you some of the responsible men of the people and of the priests;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Take these papers, the witness of this business, the one which is rolled up and stamped, and the one which is open; and put them in a vessel of earth so that they may be kept for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 - The valued sons of Zion, whose price was the best gold, are looked on as vessels of earth, the work of the hands of the potter!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:34 - And after drinking it and draining it out, you will take the last drops of it to the end, pulling off your breasts: for I have said it, says the Lord.
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