HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2802
חֶרֶת
che.ret — Hereth
§ Hareth = "forest" a forest whose site is now unknown
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Hareth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Thicket, a wood in the mountains of Judah where David hid when pursued by Saul (1 Sam. 22:5). It was possibly while he was here that the memorable incident narrated in 2 Sam. 23:14-17, 1 Chr. 11:16-19 occurred. This place has not been identified, but perhaps it may be the modern Kharas, on the borders of the chain of mountains some 3 miles east of Keilah.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.