Strong's Lexicon cherec: Potsherd, shard, earthenware Original Word: חֶרֶס Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to scrape Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "cherec," the concept of pottery and shards can be related to Greek words like "κεραμικός" (keramikos - G2766) meaning "of pottery" or "earthenware." Usage: The Hebrew word "cherec" refers to a fragment of pottery or a potsherd. In biblical contexts, it is often used to describe broken pieces of earthenware, which were common in ancient times due to the widespread use of pottery for everyday items. The term can also metaphorically represent something broken or discarded. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, pottery was a fundamental part of daily life, used for storage, cooking, and carrying water. Pottery shards, or "cherec," were abundant due to the fragility of earthenware. These shards were sometimes repurposed for writing or as tools. The imagery of broken pottery is used in the Bible to symbolize destruction, judgment, or humility, reflecting the cultural significance of pottery in the ancient Near East. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חֶ֫רֶס noun masculineJudges 14:18 sun (Late Hebrew id.) — absolute ׳ח Job 9:7 ("" כוכבים); with ה epenth. בְּטֶרֶם יָבֹא הַחַ֫רְסָה Judges 14:18 (compare לַיִל, לַיְלָה) before the sun could go down (but read perhaps הַחַ֫דְרָה into the (bridal) chamber StaZAW 1884, 253 f f.). III. [חֶ֫רֶס] noun [masculine] an eruptive disease, itch (Aramaic חַרְסָא, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance itch, sun Or (with a directive enclitic) charcah (khar'- saw}; from an unused root meaning to scrape; the itch; also (perhaps from the mediating idea of charcuwth) the sun -- itch, sun. see HEBREW charcuwth Forms and Transliterations הֶחָֽרֶס׃ הַחַ֔רְסָה החרס׃ החרסה וּבֶחָ֑רֶס ובחרס לַ֭חֶרֶס לחרס ha·ḥar·sāh haCharsah haḥarsāh he·ḥā·res heChares heḥāres la·ḥe·res Lacheres laḥeres ū·ḇe·ḥā·res ūḇeḥāres uveCharesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 28:27 HEB: ק) וּבַגָּרָ֖ב וּבֶחָ֑רֶס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ NAS: and with the scab and with the itch, from which KJV: and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst INT: stronghold the scab the itch which not Judges 8:13 Judges 14:18 Job 9:7 4 Occurrences |
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rough, etc.) — וּבֶחָ֑רֶס 
