קִיר חֶרֶשׂ
Qîyr Cheres · keer kheh'-res
Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab
Lexicon
Derivation: or (feminine of the latter word) קִיר חֲרֶשֶׂת; from H7023 (קִיר) and H2789 (חֶרֶשׂ); fortress of earthenware;
Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the hand that works › the head, the highest › to separate and protect › the head, the highest › to consume, to destroy
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the hand that works of the head, the highest that works to separate and protect of the head, the highest that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קִיר חֶרֶשׂ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of kirheres2 · 40%
- only in kirharaseth1 · 20%
- of kirhareseth1 · 20%
- for kirharesh1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.