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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES

kur-har'-seth, -ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isaiah 16:7; in 2 Kings 3:25 the King James Version reads Kir-haraseth (pausal form)); (qir cheres, Jeremiah 48:31, 36; in Isaiah 16:11 the King James Version reads Kir-haresh (pausal form)): Modern scholars unanimously identify this city with Kir of Moab. In Jehoram's invasion of Moab it alone withstood his attack; and on the city wall the king of Moab sacrificed his son (2 Kings 3:25). It was obviously the capital, i.e. Kir Moab. The name is generally taken to mean "city of the sun." Cheyne, however, points out (EB, under the word):

(1) that this explanation was unknown to the ancients;

(2) that"kir" is nowhere suposed to mean "city," except in the compound names Kir-heres, Kir-hareseth, and Kir Moab;

(3) that cheres, "sun," nowhere has a feminine ending, and

(4) that Isaiah 16:7 Septuagint and Aquila.) indicates "d" and not "r" in the second part of the name (Deseth). He suggests, therefore, that we should possibly read qiryath chadhdshah, "new city."

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

7025. Qir Cheres -- "wall of earthenware," a fortified city in ...
... Word Origin from qir and cheres Definition "wall of earthenware," a fortified
city in Moab NASB Word Usage Kir-hareseth (3), Kir-heres (2). ...
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Library

And ii.
... In Jeremiah 48:31, eg, "Therefore will I howl over Moab, and cry out over all Moab,
over the men of Kir-heres shall he groan," the "he" in the last clause ...
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Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ...
... the vintage shout to cease. Wherefore my bowels sound like an harp for
Moab, and my inward parts for Kir-Heres. And it shall come ...
/.../chapter iitiglath-pileser iii and the.htm

Thesaurus

Kirheres (3 Occurrences)
... was unknown to the ancients; (2) that"kir" is nowhere suposed to mean "city," except
in the compound names Kir-heres, Kir-hareseth ...Kirheres (3 Occurrences). ...
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Kir-heres (3 Occurrences)
Kir-heres. Kirheres, Kir-heres. Kir-he'res . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ...
(ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT NAS). Kirheres, Kir-heres. Kir-he'res . Reference Bible
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Kir-he'res (3 Occurrences)
Kir-he'res. Kir-heres, Kir-he'res. Kiriath . ... Isaiah 16:11 Wherefore my heart
moaneth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. (See RSV). ...
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Kir-hareseth (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. ... Isaiah 16:11 Wherefore
my heart moaneth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. ...
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Kir (11 Occurrences)
... Parallels would be Kir Moab, "the enclosure of Moab," KirHeres or Kir Chareseth,
"the enclosure of brick" Septuagint hoi lithoi toni toichou). ...
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Heres (7 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). Isaiah 16:11 Therefore my heart sounds like a harp
for Moab, and my inward parts for KirHeres. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY). ...
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Qir-hareseth
Qir-hareseth. Qirhareseth, Qir-hareseth. Qoph . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. kur-har'-seth, -ha-re'-seth ...
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Qirhareseth
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. kur-har'-seth,
-ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isaiah 16:7; in 2 Kings 3:25 ...
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Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. kur-har'-seth,
-ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isaiah 16:7; in 2 Kings 3:25 ...
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Laments (4 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Isaiah 16:11 For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding
for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres. (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Kir-heres (3 Occurrences)

Isaiah 16:11 Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.
(ASV BBE JPS)

Jeremiah 48:31 Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT NAS)

Jeremiah 48:36 Therefore my heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and my heart soundeth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Kir-Heres

Related Terms

Kir-heres (3 Occurrences)

Kir-he'res (3 Occurrences)

Kir-hareseth (3 Occurrences)

Kir (11 Occurrences)

Heres (7 Occurrences)

Qir-hareseth

Qirhareseth

Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences)

Laments (4 Occurrences)