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חֶרֶס

𐤇𐤓𐤎

Cheres

H2776 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חe8e1 to shine, to be bright

Definition

Proper noun designating a location: Mount Cheres/Heres, identified as a mountainous region or hill. The word itself as a common noun typically refers to 'sun' or, in some settings, 'shining' or 'brightness,' but as a place name it denotes a specific geographic elevation, possibly connected to solar imagery or brightness. In context, when functioning as a place name, the exact nature (mountain, region, or symbolic) may depend on the passage.

Semantic Range

sun; shining one; brightness; as a proper noun: mountain name (Mount Cheres/Heres)

Root / Etymology

Root is ח-ר-ס (חרס), core meaning: 'to shine, be bright.' As a common noun, חֶרֶס means 'sun.' Used here as a toponym, likely drawing from the association with the sun or shining, but the geographical implication is derived from its usage as a proper noun for a specific place, not from any physical characteristic of the root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֶרֶס appears in Judges 1:35 as Mount Cheres/Heres, a geographic landmark in the territory of the Judahites. While the word elsewhere functions as 'sun,' when used as a place name, it likely reflects ancient practices of naming locations after natural features or deities associated with the sun. English translations sometimes render the place name as 'Heres' or 'Cheres,' following transliteration; in some traditions, the spelling shifts to 'Heres' (reflecting the Greek Ἡρές in the Septuagint). This toponymic use does not signify any ritual or religious association in the Hebrew Bible text itself, but it reflects a common tendency in the southern Levant to name hills or mountains after celestial or natural phenomena. The English use of 'mount' for 'har' (mountain/hill) in translation is standard but may obscure the word's primary meaning as 'sun' in other contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as חֶרֶס; shining; Cheres, a mountain in Palestine; Heres.

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Root Family

חרש (ḥ-r-š) — to engrave, to plow, to work, to craft

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2758 חָרִישׁ ploughing season
H2759 חֲרִישִׁי sultry-still
H2789 חֶרֶשׂ her pottery-shards
H2790 חָרַשׁ I will silence
H2791 חֶרֶשׁ potters

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2776-01 חֶ֔רֶס cheres HNp Heres pottery shard 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2776-01 Judges 1:35 חֶ֔רֶס cheres HNp Heres pottery shard
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