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חֶרֶשׂ

A piece of pottery

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חֶרֶשׂH2789
Pronunciationḥereś

What does חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś) mean in the Bible?

חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś): Broken pottery sherd; often symbolizes human fragility, worthlessness, or divine judgment in prophetic literature

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Questions this entry answers

What does חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś) mean in the Bible?

חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś): Broken pottery sherd; often symbolizes human fragility, worthlessness, or divine judgment in prophetic literature

How does the BSB render H2789?

The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in a clay (3), a clay (2), a piece of broken pottery (1), among many (1), an earthen vessel (1).

Where does חֶרֶשׂ (ḥereś) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (5), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (2), Job (2).

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
in a clay3×Leviticus 14:50, Numbers 5:17, Jeremiah 32:14
a clay2×Leviticus 14:5, Jeremiah 19:1
a piece of broken pottery1×Job 2:8
among many1×Isaiah 45:9
an earthen vessel1×Proverbs 26:23
Any clay1×Leviticus 15:12
clay1×Leviticus 11:33
like a potsherd1×Psalms 22:15
Not a shard1×Isaiah 30:14
of clay1×Lamentations 4:2
one clay pot1×Isaiah 45:9
potsherds1×Job 41:30
The clay1×Leviticus 6:28
to pieces1×Ezekiel 23:34
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:28חֶ֛רֶשׂtoThe clayNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:33חֶ֔רֶשׂtoclayNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:5חֶ֖רֶשׂtoa clayNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:50חֶ֖רֶשׂtoin a clayNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 15:12חֶ֛רֶשׂtoAny clayNoun - masculine singularNumbers 5:17חָ֑רֶשׂtoin a clayNoun - masculine singularJob 2:8חֶ֔רֶשׂtoa piece of broken potteryNoun - masculine singularJob 41:30חָ֑רֶשׂtopotsherdsNoun - masculine singularPsalms 22:15כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀tolike a potsherdPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularProverbs 26:23חָ֑רֶשׂtoan earthen vesselNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 6:28
Aligned rows17
Books represented9
Leviticus5Numbers1Job2Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah3Jeremiah2Lamentations1Ezekiel1
Source forms
חָ֑רֶשׂ5xḥā·reśNumbers 5:17, Job 41:30, Proverbs 26:23, Jeremiah 19:1
חֶ֔רֶשׂ4xḥe·reśLeviticus 11:33, Job 2:8, Isaiah 30:14, Lamentations 4:2
חֶ֖רֶשׂ3xḥe·reśLeviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50, Isaiah 45:9
חֶ֛רֶשׂ2xḥe·reśLeviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:12
חַרְשֵׂ֣י1xḥar·śêIsaiah 45:9
חֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָ1xḥă·rā·śe·hāEzekiel 23:34
כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂ׀1xka·ḥe·reśPsalms 22:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular14xLeviticus 6:28, Leviticus 11:33, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50
Noun - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 45:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xEzekiel 23:34
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 22:15
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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