חֶרֶשׂ (cheres) — Earth
Hebrew word study: חֶרֶשׂ (cheres), Strong's H2789. a piece of pottery
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a piece of pottery
KJV translation words: earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.
Strong's H2789 is tagged on 17 words in 16 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 6:28 and last appears in Ezekiel 23:34.
How it is rendered in the text
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 16)
- Leviticus 6:28 — חֶרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Leviticus 11:33 — חֶרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Leviticus 14:5 — חֶרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Leviticus 14:50 — חֶרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Leviticus 15:12 — חֶרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Numbers 5:17 — חָרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Job 2:8 — חֶרֶשׂ — a potsherd
- Job 41:30 — חָרֶשׂ — potsherds
- Psalms 22:15 — כַּחֶרֶשׂ — like the earthenware
- Proverbs 26:23 — חָרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Isaiah 30:14 — חֶרֶשׂ — a potsherd
- Isaiah 45:9 — חֶרֶשׂ — a potsherd
- Jeremiah 19:1 — חָרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Jeremiah 32:14 — חָרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Lamentations 4:2 — חֶרֶשׂ — earthenware
- Ezekiel 23:34 — חֲרָשֶׂיהָ — fragments its
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2775 חֶרֶס (chereç), H2791 חֶרֶשׁ (cheresh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7025 קִיר חֶרֶשׂ (Qîyr Cheres).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does cheres (H2789) mean?
A piece of pottery.
How is H2789 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2789 as: earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone..
How often does חֶרֶשׂ (cheres) appear?
Strong's H2789 is tagged on 17 words in 16 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 6:28 and last appears in Ezekiel 23:34.
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