חֶרֶסChereç

Cheres, a mountain in Palestine

Pronunciation: kheh'-res · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2776

Meanings

1. abode of Amorites (Judges 1:35)

2. place east of Jordan (Judges 8:13; Judges 2:9)

Same root

חֶרֶסchereç · H2775the itch; the sun

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Judges 1:35 The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves.
Judges 8:13 After this, Gideon returned from the battle by way of Heres Pass.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).