2775. cherec

Lexicon

cherec: Potsherd, shard, earthenware

Original Word: חֶרֶס
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cherec
Pronunciation: kheh'-res
Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-res)
Definition: Potsherd, shard, earthenware
Meaning: the itch, the sun

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. חֶ֫רֶס noun masculine^{Judges 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 Sta^{ZAW 1884, 253 f f.}).

III. [חֶ֫רֶס] noun [masculine] an eruptive disease, itch (Aramaic חַרְסָא, ; also rough, etc.) — וּבֶחָ֑רֶס Deuteronomy 28:27 ("" עפלים Kt, גָּרָב). — I, II. חֶרֶס see below חרס.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to scrape.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew word חֶרֶס (cheres) in the Strong's Greek lexicon, the concept of "the sun" is represented by the Greek word ἥλιος (helios), Strong's Greek Number 2246. The idea of skin afflictions or diseases, such as "the itch," does not have a direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek lexicon but can be related to terms describing various ailments or conditions.

Usage: The term "cheres" appears in the Hebrew Bible with dual meanings. It is used to describe a physical condition, specifically "the itch," and metaphorically or literally to refer to "the sun."

Context: • The Hebrew word חֶרֶס (cheres) is a noun that appears in the Old Testament with two distinct meanings. The first meaning, "the itch," is found in the context of skin diseases or afflictions, as seen in Deuteronomy 28:27, where it is listed among the curses that would befall the Israelites for disobedience: "The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering rashes, and scabies, from which you cannot be cured" (BSB).
• The second meaning of "cheres" is "the sun," which is used in poetic or metaphorical language. This usage is less frequent but can be seen in passages that describe the sun's role in the natural order or its symbolic significance. For example, in Job 9:7, the power of God over creation is highlighted: "He commands the sun not to shine and seals off the stars" (BSB).
• The dual meanings of "cheres" reflect the richness of Hebrew vocabulary, where a single word can convey both a literal and a metaphorical sense, depending on the context. This duality is a common feature in Semitic languages, where words often carry multiple layers of meaning.

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 uveChares

Englishman'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
HEB: הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה מִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖ה הֶחָֽרֶס׃
KJV: from battle before the sun [was up],
INT: the battle the ascent the sun

Judges 14:18
HEB: בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ יָבֹ֣א הַחַ֔רְסָה מַה־ מָּת֣וֹק
NAS: day before the sun went down, What
KJV: day before the sun went down,
INT: before went the sun What is sweeter

Job 9:7
HEB: הָאֹמֵ֣ר לַ֭חֶרֶס וְלֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ח
NAS: Who commands the sun not to shine,
KJV: Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth
INT: commands the sun not to shine

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2775
4 Occurrences

ha·ḥar·sāh — 1 Occ.
he·ḥā·res — 1 Occ.
la·ḥe·res — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇe·ḥā·res — 1 Occ.