Hebrew word study

חֶרֶשׂcheres — a piece of pottery

Pronounced “kheh'-res”

a piece of pottery

Translated in the King James as: earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: a collateral form mediating between H2775 (חֶרֶס) and H2791 (חֶרֶשׁ);

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Where it appears

Leviticus — 5×
Leviticus 6:28Leviticus 11:33Leviticus 14:5Leviticus 14:50Leviticus 15:12
Numbers — 1×
Numbers 5:17
Job — 2×
Job 2:8Job 41:30
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 22:15
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 26:23
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 30:14Isaiah 45:9+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 19:1Jeremiah 32:14
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 4:2
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 23:34

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.