חֹ֫רֶשׁ

cho.reshHoresh
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place7 occurrences4 books7 verses
This is the name of the place Horesh: A wilderness area where David hid from Saul.

Definition

from H2790; a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)
Traditional renderings: bough, forest, shroud, wood.

Glossary entries

Horesh

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. 1 Samuel 23:15בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ס · was in Horesh
    While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:16חֹ֑רְשָׁה · in Horesh
    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
  3. 1 Samuel 23:18בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה · in Horesh
    So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
  4. 1 Samuel 23:19בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה · at Horesh
    Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
  5. 2 Chronicles 27:4וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣ים · in the forests
    He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
  6. Isaiah 17:9הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ · thickets
    In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
  7. Ezekiel 31:3וְחֹ֥רֶשׁ · the forest
    Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.