Strong's H2789 · Hebrew
חֶרֶשׂ
cheres · /kheh'-res/
Definition
a piece of pottery
KJV: earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.
Root / derivation: a collateral form mediating between H2775 (חֶרֶס) and H2791 (חֶרֶשׁ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חֶרֶשׂ across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus5 verses
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
Leviticus 11:33And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Leviticus 14:5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
Leviticus 14:50And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:
Leviticus 15:12And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Job2 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. the potters': Heb. the bottle of potters
Isaiah 45:9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Jeremiah2 verses
Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
Jeremiah 32:14Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
Lamentations1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2789 (cheres) mean?
a piece of pottery
How many times does H2789 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2789 (חֶרֶשׂ) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “earthen.”
How is cheres translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2789 is rendered as “earthen” (8×), “potsherd” (4×), “earth” (1×), “potsherds” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חֶרֶשׂ come from?
a collateral form mediating between H2775 (חֶרֶס) and H2791 (חֶרֶשׁ);