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חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים H2755
H2755 is the Hebrew word חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים, transliterated chărêy-yôwnîym and said khar-ay'-yo-neem'. The King James Version most often renders it dove's dung.
What it means
excrements of doves {or a vegetable}.
Where it comes from
from the plural of H2716 (חֶרֶא) and the plural of H3123 (יוֹנָה); or perhaps rather the plural of a single word חֲרָאיוֹן, probably a kind of vegetable.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: doves' dung.
Verses using חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים
All 2 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 6:25 · KJV
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
2 Kings 18:27 · KJV
But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
Common questions
What does Strong's H2755 mean?
H2755 is the Hebrew word חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים (chărêy-yôwnîym), meaning excrements of doves {or a vegetable}.
How is H2755 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dove's dung (1 time), own dung (1 time).
How many times does H2755 appear in the Bible?
חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים (chărêy-yôwnîym) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2755 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the plural of H2716 (חֶרֶא) and the plural of H3123 (יוֹנָה); or perhaps rather the plural of a single word חֲרָאיוֹן, probably a kind of vegetable.
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