קִיר חֶרֶשׂ
qir che.re.sKir-hareseth
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place10 occurrences3 books5 verses
This is the name of the place Kir: A Moabite city, later destroyed by the Babylonians.
Definition
or (feminine of the latter word) קִיר חֲרֶשֶׂת; from H7023 and H2789; fortress of earthenware; Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab
Traditional renderings: Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.
Traditional renderings: Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
10 total
- 2 Kings 3:25 (2×)בַּקִּ֖יר; חֲרָ֑שֶׂת · Kir-harasethThey 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.
- Isaiah 16:7 (2×)קִיר־; חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת · of Kir-haresethTherefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.
- Isaiah 16:11 (2×)לְקִ֥יר; חָֽרֶשׂ׃ · for Kir-heresTherefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
- Jeremiah 48:31 (2×)קִֽיר־; חֶ֖רֶשׂ · of Kir-heresTherefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
- Jeremiah 48:36 (2×)קִֽיר־; חֶ֔רֶשׂ · of Kir-heresTherefore 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.