HebrewH2776Noun
חֶ֫רֶס
che.res
“Heres”
2Occurrences
H2776Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Cheres, a mountain in Palestine
the same as H2775 (חֶרֶס); shining;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Heres = "the sun" a mountain inhabited by Amorites in Moab; the place where Gideon turned back from chasing the Midianites
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N--L
Full Description
N:N--L
Occurrences
חֶ֫רֶס appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Judges
2
Key Passages
Judges 1:35BSB
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
Judges 8:13BSB
After this, Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres.
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