חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים

Strong’s Definition

excrements of doves {or a vegetable}

Etymology & Derivation

from the plural of H2716 (חֶרֶא) and the plural of H3123 (יוֹנָה); or perhaps rather the plural of a single word חֲרָאיוֹן, probably a kind of vegetable

KJV Usage

doves' dung.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.dung, doves' dung

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chărêy-yôwnîym; Pronunciation: khar-ay'-yo-neem'