חֶרֶשׂ

Strong’s Definition

a piece of pottery

Etymology & Derivation

a collateral form mediating between H2775 (חֶרֶס) and H2791 (חֶרֶשׁ);

KJV Usage

earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: cheres; Pronunciation: kheh'-res