2754. charit
Strong's Lexicon
charit: Bag, purse

Original Word: חָרִיט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: charit
Pronunciation: khaw-reet'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-reet')
Definition: Bag, purse
Meaning: cut out, a pocket

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to hollow out

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 905: βαλλάντιον (ballantion) - meaning a purse or money bag, used in the New Testament to describe a similar concept of carrying money or provisions.

Usage: The term "charit" refers to a small bag or purse, typically used for carrying money or small personal items. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it often denotes a container used by individuals for practical purposes, such as carrying valuables or provisions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, personal items like money or small valuables were often carried in bags or purses. These items were essential for daily transactions and travel. The use of a "charit" would have been common among both men and women, reflecting the practical needs of a society where trade and barter were prevalent.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
bag, purse
NASB Translation
bags (1), money purses (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָרִיט] noun masculine1Ki 5:23 bag, purse (compare Arabic bag or purse made of skin or other material) — only plural absolute שְׁנֵי חֲרִטִים 2 Kings 5:23, containing each a talent of silver; הָֽחֲרִיטִים Isaiah 3:22 in list of ladies' finery.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bag, crisping pin

Or charit {khaw-reet'}; from the same as cheret; properly, cut out (or hollow), i.e. (by implication) a pocket -- bag, crisping pin.

see HEBREW cheret

Forms and Transliterations
וְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃ והחריטים׃ חֲרִטִ֗ים חרטים chariTim ḥă·ri·ṭîm ḥăriṭîm vehachariTim wə·hā·ḥă·rî·ṭîm wəhāḥărîṭîm
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 5:23
HEB: כֶּ֜סֶף בִּשְׁנֵ֣י חֲרִטִ֗ים וּשְׁתֵּי֙ חֲלִפ֣וֹת
NAS: of silver in two bags with two changes
KJV: in two bags, with two
INT: of silver two bags two changes

Isaiah 3:22
HEB: וְהַמַּ֣עֲטָפ֔וֹת וְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹת וְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃
NAS: outer tunics, cloaks, money purses,
KJV: and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
INT: outer cloaks money

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2754
2 Occurrences


ḥă·ri·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·ḥă·rî·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
















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