Lexicon
חֶרֶת
che.ret
H2802
N:N--L Hebrew

Hereth

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che.ret is the name of the forest to which David went after leaving the fortress.

The term occurs as a proper noun naming the forest to which David went after leaving the fortress in 1 Samuel 22:5.

Senses in use

  1. Name of the forest David entered · dominant

    The form חָֽרֶת is tagged as a proper noun in 1 Samuel 22:5, where David leaves the fortress and goes to this forest. In 1 Samuel 22:5 the APB renders the destination as “the forest of Hereth.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 22:5, the APB presents the term in the destination phrase “the forest of Hereth.” This identifies the verse setting rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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