qir che.re.s is a proper place name named in accounts of siege, lament, and mourning for its inhabitants.

The term is used as a proper place name: it identifies a location whose wall remains under attack in 2 Kings 3:25 and whose foundations, people, and fate are named in laments in Isaiah 16:7, Isaiah 16:11, Jeremiah 48:31, and Jeremiah 48:36.

1. Proper name for a place · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged as a proper noun. In 2 Kings 3:25 the APB renders the clause about the remaining wall and the slingers' attack with “Kir-hareseth”; in Isaiah 16:7 and Isaiah 16:11 it names the place or its foundations within lament for Moab. Jeremiah 48:31 and Jeremiah 48:36 likewise name its men as the object of mourning.

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

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Kir-hareseth.” It places the name in a siege account and in clauses concerning foundations or men.