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ḥereś חֶ֫רֶשׂ ‘earthenware’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a collateral form mediating between ḥeres חֶ֫רֶס ‘sun / itch’ and ḥereš חֶ֫רֶשׁ ‘silently / craftily’
Roots: חרס חרסה חרשׁ

ḥereś n, m
1) earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 14:5, 14:50, 11:33, 6:21, 15:12 Numbers 5:17 Isaiah 45:9, 30:14 Jeremiah 32:14, 19:1 Ezekiel 23:34 Psalms 22:16 Proverbs 26:23 Job 2:8, 41:22 Lamentations 4:2

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