קִיר חֶרֶשׂQîyr Cheres
proper name [of a location]: in proper name [of a location] of Moabite cities
Pronunciation: keer kheh'-res · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7025
Meanings
1. possibly Rabba, south of Arnon (Isaiah 15:1)
2. perhaps Kerak, south of Rabba (Jeremiah 48:31; Jeremiah 48:36; Isaiah 16:11)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 3:25 They destroyed the towns, covered their good land with stones, stopped up all the springs, and cut down all the good trees. Finally, only Kir-hareseth and its stone walls were left, but men with slings surrounded and attacked it.
- Isaiah 16:7 The entire land of Moab weeps. Yes, everyone in Moab mourns for the cakes of raisins from Kir-hareseth. They are all gone now.
- Isaiah 16:11 My heart’s cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp. I am filled with anguish for Kir-hareseth.
- Jeremiah 48:31 So now I wail for Moab; yes, I will mourn for Moab. My heart is broken for the men of Kir-hareseth.
- Jeremiah 48:36 My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared.
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).