Heres — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֶרֶס

חֶרֶס

Chereç · pronounced kheh'-res · Strong's H2776 · a place

Heres means shining.

Built from

חֶרֶס chereç (the same as, H2775) — the sun open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H2775; shining; Cheres, a mountain in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 1:35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. (KJV)

Every verse that names Heres

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Judges

Judg 1:35

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