Lexicon :: Strong's H2777 - ḥarsûṯ

חַרְסוּת
Transliteration
ḥarsûṯ
Pronunciation
khar-sooth'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חֶרֶס (H2775) (apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 759c

Strong’s Definitions

חַרְסוּת charçûwth, khar-sooth'; from H2775 (apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping); a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery; the name of a gate at Jerusalem:—east.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H2777 in the following manner: east (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H2777 in the following manner: east (1x).

  1. potsherd

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַרְסוּת charçûwth, khar-sooth'; from H2775 (apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping); a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery; the name of a gate at Jerusalem:—east.
STRONGS H2777: Abbreviations
† חרסות Kt, חַרְסִית Qr noun feminine collective potsherd — הַחַרְסִ֯ות שַׁעַר פֶּתַח Jeremiah 19:2, designation of a gate in Jerusalem; opening of the gate of potsherds, i.e. where they were thrown (see Jeremiah 19:10; Jeremiah 19:11 and Gf); it led into the valley of Hinnom; Χαρς(ε)ιθ favours Qr **see BaldenspergerPEF 1904, 136 on the crushing of potsherds in the Valley of Hinnom.
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Jeremiah

19:2; 19:10; 19:11