חֹ֫רֶשׁ
cho.reshHoreshHow to read Hebrew
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.
Traditional renderings: bough, forest, shroud, wood.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֹ֫רֶשׁ:
- καινόςkainos“new”always
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- 1 Samuel 23:15בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ס · was in HoreshWhile David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
- 1 Samuel 23:16חֹ֑רְשָׁה · in HoreshAnd Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
- 1 Samuel 23:18בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה · in HoreshSo the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
- 1 Samuel 23:19בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה · at HoreshThen 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?
- 2 Chronicles 27:4וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣ים · in the forestsHe also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
- Isaiah 17:9הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ · thicketsIn that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
- Ezekiel 31:3וְחֹ֥רֶשׁ · the forestLook at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.