Word Study · Strong's H2775 · Hebrew

חֶרֶס

cheres

kheh'-res

Strong's 1890 spelling: chereç

“the itch”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

the itch; the sun

Rendered in the KJV as

itch, sun.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

הַחַ֔רְסָה1
וּבֶחָ֑רֶס1
לַ֭חֶרֶס1

How it is rendered · 3

and with the scabies1
the sun towards1
to the sun1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular + directional ending (“toward”)1

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HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
HRd/Ncmsa · 1
HTd/Ncmsa/Sd · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Deuteronomy1 of 3 · 33%
Judges1 of 3 · 33%
Job1 of 3 · 33%

Deuteronomy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 28:27וּבֶחָ֑רֶסuvecharesconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.here: and with the scabies

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 14:18הַחַ֔רְסָהhacharsahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”here: the sun towards

Job1 occurrence

Job 9:7לַ֭חֶרֶסlacherespreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.here: to the sun

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled חֶרֶס

H2776 · 2×

חֶרֶס

Cheres

“Cheres, a mountain in Palestine”

Read Deuteronomy 28:27 in context →