Strong H2777חֲרָסוּת

Potsherd (Gate)

Transliteration
charsûth
Pronunciation
khar-sooth'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From H2775 (Apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping); a {potsherd} that {is} (by implication) a pottery; the name of a gate at Jerusalem: - east.

Detailed definition


This name means potsherd

In the biblical story

Potsherd Gate

A gate in Jerusalem mentioned by Jeremiah

The Potsherd Gate was a gate in Jerusalem near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, where Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim a message of judgment against Judah.

In the Bible

Strong H2777 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • east1

First verses

  1. Jeremiah 19:2
    And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
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