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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2777 - חַרְסוּת

Transliteration

charçûwth

Phonetics

khar-sooth'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H2775) (apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TWOT

759c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) potsherd

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (1)

Jeremiah 1

NAS (1)

Jeremiah 1

HCS (1)

Jeremiah 1

BSB (1)

Jeremiah 1

ESV (1)

Jeremiah 1

WEB (1)

Jeremiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2207) x r h (ההרס HhRS) AC: Dry CO: Clay AB: ?: The process of drying clay bricks or pots in the sun. [from: yr- potsherd]

N^m ) x r h (ההרס HhRS) - I. Clay:Used for making pottery. [df: horx]II. Itch:Skin irritations are treated by applying clay to the irritation and left to dry. III. Sun:Clay left in the sun dries. IV. Potsherd:Broken pieces of clay pottery. [df: Vrx] KJV (21): itch, sun, earthen, potsherd, sherd, stone, earth - Strongs: H2775 (חַרְסָה), H2789 (חֶרֶשׂ)

N^f3 ) t f x r h (ההרסות HhRSWT) - Potsherd: Broken pieces of clay pottery. KJV (1): east - Strongs: H2777 (חַרְסוּת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

חרסות Kt, חַרְסִית Qr noun feminine collective potsherd — מֶּתַח שַׁעַר הַחַרְסִ֯ות Jeremiah 19:2, designation of a gate in Jerusalem; opening of the gate of potsherds, i.e. where they were thrown (see Jeremiah 19:10; Jeremiah 19:11 and Gf); it led into the valley of Hinnom; ᵐ5 Ξαρς(ε)ιθ favours Qr ** see Baldensperger^{PEF 1904,136} on the crushing of potsherds in the Valley of Hinnom.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חַרְסוּת f. a pottery, potters’ workshop, Töpferen, where earthen vessels are made (from חֶרֶשׂ). Hence שַׁעִר הַחַרְסוּת the pottery gate, Jeremiah 19:2, a gate of Jerusalem near the valley of Hinnom. [“See under שַׁעַר.”] In קרי there is חַרְסִית.

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List of Word Forms

הַֽחַרְסִ֑ית החרסית ha·ḥar·sîṯ hacharSit haḥarsîṯ