Chereth — H2802

Definition

locative proper noun

Chereth, a thicket in Palestine

1. Hareth = "forest"
2. a forest whose site is now unknown

Usually translated as

Hereth

Origin

from H2801 (but equivalent to H2793); forest

• Derived from Chârath (H2801)
• Derived from Chôresh (H2793)

Occurrences

Chereth occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1)

• 1 Samuel 22:5 — And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth (חָֽרֶת).