What does חֶרֶס mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶס is a Hebrew word meaning "the sun".
Hebrew · H2775
חֶרֶס
The sun
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חֶרֶס H2775
What does חֶרֶס mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶס is a Hebrew word meaning "the sun".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2775?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and itch (1), the sun (1).
Where does חֶרֶס appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Job (1), Judges (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Judges 14:18
and itch 1× Deuteronomy 28:27
the sun 1× Job 9:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:27
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Job 1
Source forms
הַחַ֔רְסָה 1x ha·ḥar·sāh Judges 14:18
וּבֶחָ֑רֶס 1x ū·ḇe·ḥā·res Deuteronomy 28:27
לַ֭חֶרֶס 1x la·ḥe·res Job 9:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Judges 14:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:27
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 9:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the sun
Source Gloss
the sun
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the sun BDB: an eruptive disease Usage: sun.
Word Origins
חֶרֶס is built from this root:
חַרְסוּת H2777
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain