Kir-Hareseth
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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 ...
... "wall of earthenware," a fortified city in Moab. Transliteration: Qir Cheres or
Qir Chareseth Phonetic Spelling: (keer kheh'-res) Short Definition: Kir-hareseth ...
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CHAPTER III.
... which so much depends, performs also the office of a guide: "For this reason Moab
howls, for Moab altogether does he howl, for the cakes of Kirhareseth you do ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chapter iii.htm

And ii.
... Therefore my bowels sound like a harp for Moab, mine inward parts for Kirhareseth""
it is quite unsuitable to think of a lamentation of the prophet, which is ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chap i and ii.htm

The Fruitless vine
... Moab!" but alas! Moab will not howl. You will weep for Kirhareseth but
Kirhareseth will not weep for herself. You will weep for ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the fruitless vine.htm

The Old Testament and Archeology
... kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom marched with their armies against the Moabites,
who fled for refuge within the strong fortress of Kir-hareseth, where Mesha ...
/.../the christian view of the old testament/chapter iv the old testament.htm

The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 7. <. ...
/.../chapter ithe assyrian revival and.htm

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Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences)
... to the ancients; (2) that"kir" is nowhere suposed to mean "city," except in the
compound names Kir-heres, Kir-hareseth, and Kir Moab ...Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences). ...
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Kir-hareseth (3 Occurrences)
Kir-hareseth. Kirhareseth, Kir-hareseth. Kir-har'eseth . Int. ... (See NAS).
Kirhareseth, Kir-hareseth. Kir-har'eseth . Reference Bible.
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Kir-har'eseth (2 Occurrences)
Kir-har'eseth. Kir-hareseth, Kir-har'eseth. Kirharesh . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(See RSV). Kir-hareseth, Kir-har'eseth. Kirharesh . Reference Bible.
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Kir (11 Occurrences)
... of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs
of water, and felled all the good trees, until in KirHareseth only they ...
/k/kir.htm - 17k

Hareseth (5 Occurrences)
... of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs
of water, and felled all the good trees, until in KirHareseth only they ...
/h/hareseth.htm - 7k

Qir-hareseth
... 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 ...
/q/qir-hareseth.htm - 7k

Qirhareseth
... 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 ...
/q/qirhareseth.htm - 7k

Kir-haraseth (1 Occurrence)
... Kerak, a small town on the brow of a steep hill about 6 miles from Rabbath-Moab
and 10 miles from the Dead Sea; called also Kir-haresh, Kir-hareseth, Kir-heres ...
/k/kir-haraseth.htm - 8k

Kirhara-seth (1 Occurrence)
Kirhara-seth. Kir-haraseth, Kirhara-seth. Kirhareseth . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(WBS). Kir-haraseth, Kirhara-seth. Kirhareseth . Reference Bible.
/k/kirhara-seth.htm - 6k

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Kir-hareseth (3 Occurrences)

2 Kings 3:25
And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
(ASV BBE JPS NAS)

Isaiah 16:7
Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken.
(ASV BBE JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Isaiah 16:11
Wherefore my heart moaneth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.
(See NAS)

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