Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7025
קִיר חֶרֶשׂ
qir che.re.s · “Kir-hareseth”
Used 10 times across 3 books
Definition
Kir-hareseth or Kir-hares or Kir-haresh = "wall of potsherds"
one of the two chief strongholds of Moab
Another name of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)
one of the two chief strongholds of Moab
Another name of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)
Where it appears
2 Kings2
Isaiah4
Jeremiah4
In the text
2 Kings 3:25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir–haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.Isaiah 16:7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.Isaiah 16:11Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.Jeremiah 48:31Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir–heres.Jeremiah 48:36Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
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