What does חֶרֶשׂ · κεραμικός mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶשׂ · κεραμικός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a clay vessel of little intrinsic value".
Hebrew · H2789, G2764
חָרֶשׂ
A piece of pottery · made of clay
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חֶרֶשׂ H2789 a piece of pottery
Pronunciation ḥereś
Broken pottery sherd; often symbolizes human fragility, worthlessness, or divine judgment in prophetic literature
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κεραμικός G2764 made of clay
Pronunciation keramikós
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What does חָרֶשׂ (chares) mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶשׂ · κεραμικός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a clay vessel of little intrinsic value".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2789, G2764?
H2789, G2764 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a clay vessel of little intrinsic value
Strong's H2789, G2764
Lexical occurrences 17 verses Source Gloss
a clay vessel of little intrinsic value
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָרֶשׂ is built from these roots:
+ חֶרֶשׁ H2791
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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