BDB3168
[חָרֵר] noun [masculine] parched place (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1999], BdPal 196), only plural absolute חֲרֵרִים; במדבר ׳ ח Jer 17:6 (|| עֲרָבָה) figurative of life of godless.
Strong's Lexicon
H2788
H2788 — חָרֵר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2788 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָרֵר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2787 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | charer |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-rare' |
| Meaning: | 1. arid |
| KJV Renderings: | parched place. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חררים (ghăreh-reem’)
Jeremiah 17:6
- KJV: For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
- EHCC: shall inhabit the parched places