Strong's Lexicon

H2716

H2716 — חֶרֶא חֲרִי

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcherenoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 730a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2716
Word:	חֶרֶא חֲרִי
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused (and vulgar) root probably meaning to evacuate the bowels
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	chere
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kheh'-reh (also chariy {khar-ee'}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. excrement 2. -dung
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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BDB3081

[חֶרֶא, or חֲרִי] noun [masculine] dung (Late Hebrew חרא (י_), id.; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1940] id.; Mandean חרא (on this and cognate languages in general see Nö^{M 56}); Arabic [untranscribed source text 1941] id., whence verb [untranscribed source text 1942] of act, and noun [untranscribed source text 1943] of place; Amharic [untranscribed source text 1944] (Di^{Lex. Aeth. 88})) — plural suffix חַרְאֵיהֶם Isa 36:12 Kt ( Qr צוֺאָתָם); || 2Kgs 18:27 has חֲרִיהֶם (see singular חרי 2Kgs 6:25 Qr as above); חֲרִי יוֺנִים dove's dung 2Kgs 6:25 Kt ( Qr דִּבִיוֺנִים); see, further, Gei^{Urschrift, 409}.

BDB6961

צֹאָה noun feminine filth; — absolute ׳ צ Isa 28:8 (of drunkards' vomit, compare קִיא); ׳ צ figurative of iniquity, construct צֹאַת Isa 4:4, suffix צֹאָתוֺ Prov 30:12 specifically of human excrement ( = [צֵאָה]) suffix צֵאָתָם 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:12. (both Qr ; Kt חר(א)יהם, compare [חֶרֶא] p. 351 above).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke