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qīr ḥereś קִיר חֶרֶשׂ ‘Kir-hareseth’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qīr קִיר ‘wall’ and ḥereś חֶ֫רֶשׂ ‘earthenware’
Roots: קיר קר קירה חרשׂ

qīr ḥereś pr n loc
Kir-hareseth or Kir-hares or Kir-haresh = "wall of potsherds"
1) one of the two chief strongholds of Moab

Mentioned in 2 Kings 3:25 Isaiah 16:7, 16:11 Jeremiah 48:36, 48:31

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