Strong's Lexicon

H2793

H2793 — חוֹרֶשׁ

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

Hebrewchoreshnoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 762a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2793
Word:חוֹרֶשׁ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H2790
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:choresh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kho'-resh
Meaning:1. a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)
KJV Renderings:bough, forest, shroud, wood.

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BDB3190

חֹ֫רֶשׁ noun masculine Ezek 31:3 wood, wooded height (Assyrian —uršu , wooded height COTGloss LyonSargontexte, Gloss (see also DlPr 180 Checritical note on Isa 17:9); Late Hebrew חוֺרֶשׁ wood, forest; Aramaic חוּרְשָׁא id.) — absolute ׳ ח Isa 17:9; Ezek 31:3 (but on both see below); חֹ֫רְשָׁה 1Sam 23:16 (see Dr); בַּחֹ֫רְשָׁה 1Sam 23:15; 1Sam 23:18; 1Sam 23:19 plural חֳרָשִׁים 2Chr 27:4 — wooded height 1Sam 23:15 (|| בָּהָר 1Sam 23:14), 1Sam 23:16 1Sam 23:18, so ׳ בַּמְּצָדוֺת בַּח בְּגִבְעַת הַחֲכִילָה 1Sam 23:19 בנה בִּירָנִיּוֺת וּמִגְדָּלִים ׳ וּבֶח 2Chr 27:4 and on the wooded heights he built fortresses and towers (|| בְּהַר יְהוּדָה ); עֲזוּבַת הַחֹרֶשׁ וְהָאָמִיר Isa 17:9 the forsaken places of the wooded heights and summits Ges Ew De Di RV ; but read probably החוי והאמרי ׳ ע forsaken places of the Hivites and the Amorites, so ᵐ5 Lag Che Or Brd Du; ׳ ח מֵצַל Ezek 31:3 shade-giving wood or thicket, of close branches of cedar (but sense hardly legitimate; strike out ᵐ5 Co).


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

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