חֶרֶשׂ
ḥereś
earthenware
Strong's H2789NounHebrewTWOT 759a

חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś) is a Hebrew noun meaning earthenware. It appears 17 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2789).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 759a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 759a)earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd; pottery; earth, earthen, stone
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֶ֫רֶשׂ noun, masculine: earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd

earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd potsherd

Strong's H2789 חֶרֶשׂ: a piece of pottery
KJV:earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, stone.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 759: חרשׂ ḥrś — scratch, lacerate, irritation

See it in Scripture

Leviticus 11:33Numbers 5:17Job 2:8

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