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Lexicon :: Strong's H2776 - ḥeres

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חֶרֶס
Transliteration
ḥeres
Pronunciation
kheh'-res
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as חֶרֶס (H2775)
Strong’s Definitions

חֶרֶס Chereç, kheh'-res; the same as H2775; shining; Cheres, a mountain in Palestine:—Heres.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H2776 in the following manner: Heres (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H2776 in the following manner: Heres (1x).

  1. Heres = "the sun"

    1. a mountain inhabited by Amorites in Moab; the place where Gideon turned back from chasing the Midianites

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶרֶס Chereç, kheh'-res; the same as H2775; shining; Cheres, a mountain in Palestine:—Heres.
STRONGS H2776: Abbreviations
† II. [חֶ֫רֶס] proper name, of a location
1. abode of Amorites, בְּהַרחֶֿרֶס בְּאַיָּלוֺן וּבְשַׁעַלְבִֿים Judges 1:35, since חֶרֶס sun＝שֶׁמֶשׁ, perhaps＝בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ 1 (which see), so Stu (who proposes עִיר חֶרֶס＝עָר), Ke Be BuRS 17 Öttli Bla; ἐν τῷ [ὄρει τοῦ] Μυρσινῶνι (-ος)＝הַר הֲדַס.
2. place east of Jordan מִלְמַעֲלֵה הֶחָ֑רֶס Judges 8:13 from the ascent of Ḥeres, Αρες; the point whence Gideon turned back from pursuing Midian; Aq Symm read הֶהָרִים (see LagOnom. 96, 2nd ed. 131) so SS. — תִּמְנַתחֶֿרֶס Judges 2:9 see below תִּמְנַת, √ מנה.
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Judges

1:35; 2:9; 8:13