QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES

kur-har'-seth, -ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isaiah 16:7; in 2 Kings 3:25 the King James Version reads Kir-haraseth (pausal form)); (qir cheres, Jeremiah 48:31, 36; in Isaiah 16:11 the King James Version reads Kir-haresh (pausal form)): Modern scholars unanimously identify this city with Kir of Moab. In Jehoram's invasion of Moab it alone withstood his attack; and on the city wall the king of Moab sacrificed his son (2 Kings 3:25). It was obviously the capital, i.e. Kir Moab. The name is generally taken to mean "city of the sun." Cheyne, however, points out (EB, under the word):

(1) that this explanation was unknown to the ancients;

(2) that"kir" is nowhere suposed to mean "city," except in the compound names Kir-heres, Kir-hareseth, and Kir Moab;

(3) that cheres, "sun," nowhere has a feminine ending, and

(4) that Isaiah 16:7 Septuagint and Aquila.) indicates "d" and not "r" in the second part of the name (Deseth). He suggests, therefore, that we should possibly read qiryath chadhdshah, "new city."

W. Ewing

Qirhareseth
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. kur-har'-seth,
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Qir-hareseth
Qir-hareseth. Qirhareseth, Qir-hareseth. Qoph . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. ... Qirhareseth, Qir-hareseth. Qoph . Reference Bible
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Python (6 Occurrences)

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Qoph (1 Occurrence)

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Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. kur-har'-seth,
-ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isaiah 16:7; in 2 Kings 3:25 ...
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Kir-hareseth (3 Occurrences)
Kir-hareseth. Kirhareseth, Kir-hareseth. Kir-har'eseth . Int. Standard
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Kir-heres (3 Occurrences)
Kir-heres. Kirheres, Kir-heres. Kir-he'res . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kirheres (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QIR-HARESETH; KIR-HERES. kur-har'-seth,
-ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isaiah 16:7; in 2 Kings 3:25 ...
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