Word Study · Strong's H7025 · Hebrew
קִיר חֶרֶשׂ
Qir Cheres
keer kheh'-res
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qîyr Cheres
“Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab
Rendered in the KJV as
Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- קִֽיר־2
- בַּקִּ֖יר1
- חֶ֖רֶשׂ1
- חֶ֔רֶשׂ1
- חָֽרֶשׂ׃1
- חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת1
- חֲרָ֑שֶׂת1
- לְקִ֥יר1
- קִיר־1
How it is rendered · 5
- Heres3
- Kir3
- Hareseth2
- for Kir1
- in the Kir1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)8
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 8
- HR/Npl · 1
- HRd/Npl · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 3:25בַּקִּ֖ירbakirpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.here: in the Kir
- 2 Kings 3:25חֲרָ֑שֶׂתcharasetproper noun (a name)They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.here: Hareseth
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 16:7קִיר־kir-proper noun (a name)Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.here: Kir
- Isaiah 16:7חֲרֶ֛שֶׂתcharesetproper noun (a name)Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.here: Hareseth
- Isaiah 16:11לְקִ֥ירlekirpreposition + proper noun (a name)Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.here: for Kir
- Isaiah 16:11חָֽרֶשׂ׃charesproper noun (a name)Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.here: Heres
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 48:31קִֽיר־kir-proper noun (a name)Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.here: Kir
- Jeremiah 48:31חֶ֖רֶשׂcheresproper noun (a name)Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.here: Heres
- Jeremiah 48:36קִֽיר־kir-proper noun (a name)Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.here: Kir
- Jeremiah 48:36חֶ֔רֶשׂcheresproper noun (a name)Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.here: Heres