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חֹרֶשׁ H2793
H2793 is the Hebrew word חֹרֶשׁ, transliterated chôresh and said kho'-resh. The King James Version most often renders it wood.
What it means
a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric).
Where it comes from
from H2790 (חָרַשׁ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bough, forest, shroud, wood.
Verses using חֹרֶשׁ
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 23:15 · KJV
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
1 Samuel 23:16 · KJV
And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
1 Samuel 23:18 · KJV
And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
1 Samuel 23:19 · KJV
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
2 Chronicles 27:4 · KJV
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Isaiah 17:9 · KJV
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
Ezekiel 31:3 · KJV
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2793 mean?
H2793 is the Hebrew word חֹרֶשׁ (chôresh), meaning a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric).
How is H2793 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it wood (4 times), forests (1 time), bough (1 time), shroud (1 time).
How many times does H2793 appear in the Bible?
חֹרֶשׁ (chôresh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2793 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2790 (חָרַשׁ).
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