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Hereth, Hareth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(thicket). A forest of Judah (1 Sam. 22:5⁵And 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. (1 Samuel 22:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Forest where David hid himself from Saul (1 Sam. 22:5⁵And 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. (1 Samuel 22:5)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2802 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chereth

Phonic:

kheh’-reth

Meaning:

from 2801 (but equivalent to 2793); forest; Chereth, a thicket in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Hereth

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Cutting off; thicket; forest:―a thicket in Palestine, where David fled from Saul, 1 Sam. 22:5. {Abscissio}