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חֶרֶשׂ H2789

H2789 is the Hebrew word חֶרֶשׂ, transliterated cheres and said kheh'-res. The King James Version most often renders it earthen.

Word: חֶרֶשׂTransliteration: cheresSaid: kheh'-resLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

a piece of pottery.

Where it comes from

a collateral form mediating between H2775 (חֶרֶס) and H2791 (חֶרֶשׁ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

earthen 7×potsherd 2×like a potsherd 2×every earthen 1×earth 1×stones 1×sherd 1×strive with the potsherds 1×sherds 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.

Verses using חֶרֶשׂ

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 6:28 · KJV

But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.

Leviticus 11:33 · KJV

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

Leviticus 14:5 · KJV

And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

Leviticus 14:50 · KJV

And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

Leviticus 15:12 · KJV

And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

Numbers 5:17 · KJV

And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

Job 2:8 · KJV

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

Job 41:30 · KJV

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Psalm 22:15 · KJV

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Proverbs 26:23 · KJV

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

Isaiah 30:14 · KJV

And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

Isaiah 45:9 · KJV

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Jeremiah 19:1 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

Jeremiah 32:14 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.

Lamentations 4:2 · KJV

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

Ezekiel 23:34 · KJV

Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2789 mean?

H2789 is the Hebrew word חֶרֶשׂ (cheres), meaning a piece of pottery.

How is H2789 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it earthen (7 times), potsherd (2 times), like a potsherd (2 times), every earthen (1 time), earth (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2789 appear in the Bible?

חֶרֶשׂ (cheres) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2789 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a collateral form mediating between H2775 (חֶרֶס) and H2791 (חֶרֶשׁ).

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