קִיר־חֶרֶשׂ
Transliteration
qîr-ḥereś
Pronunciation
keer kheh'-res
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קִיר (H7023) and חֶרֶשׂ (H2789)
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: קיר-חרש (Strongs) קיר חרשת (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

קִיר חֶרֶשׂ Qîyr Cheres, keer kheh'-res; or (feminine of the latter word) קִיר חֲרֶשֶׂת Qîyr Chăreseth; from H7023 and H2789; fortress of earthenware; Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab:—Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7025 in the following manner: Kirheres (2x), Kirharaseth (1x), Kirhareseth (1x), Kirharesh (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7025 in the following manner: Kirheres (2x), Kirharaseth (1x), Kirhareseth (1x), Kirharesh (1x).

  1. Kir-hareseth or Kir-hares or Kir-haresh = "wall of potsherds"

    1. one of the two chief strongholds of Moab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִיר חֶרֶשׂ Qîyr Cheres, keer kheh'-res; or (feminine of the latter word) קִיר חֲרֶשֶׂת Qîyr Chăreseth; from H7023 and H2789; fortress of earthenware; Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab:—Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.
STRONGS H7025: Abbreviations
2. חֶ֫רֶשׂ ק׳ Jeremiah 48:31, Jeremiah 48:36, חָ֑רֶשׂ ק׳ Isaiah 16:11 = חֲרֶ֫שֶׂת ק׳ Isaiah 16:7, חֲדָ֑שֶׂת ק׳ 2 Kings 3:25 (Gi חֲרָ֑שֶׁת ק׳), perhaps Kerak, south of Rabba, see Buhlib., and compare (on Kerak) PalmerDes. of Exodus II: 472 DowlingPEQ. Oct. 1896, 327, especially Mauss in de LuynesVoyage à la Mer Morte (1864), ii. 106 ff., iii (Atlas, near the end), 13 plural

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References

2 Kings

2 Kings 3:25

Isaiah

Isaiah 16:7; Isaiah 16:11

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:31; Jeremiah 48:36