Strong H2793H2793Gחֹ֫רֶשׁ

Horesh

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2793

Transliteration
chôresh
Pronunciation
kho'-resh
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Horesh, a wilderness area in Judah where David hid from Saul.

General definition

From H2790; a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric): - {bough} {forest} {shroud} wood.

In the biblical story

Horesh

A wilderness area where David hid from Saul

Horesh, a wilderness area in Judah where David hid from Saul.

In the Bible

Strong H2793G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • wood4

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 23:15
    And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:16
    And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
  3. 1 Samuel 23:18
    And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
  4. 1 Samuel 23:19
    Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
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