H2776 — חֶרֶס

1. abode of Amorites, בְּהַרחֶֿרֶס בְּאַיָּלוֺן וּבְשַׁעַלְבִֿים Judg 1:35, since חֶרֶס sun = שֶׁמֶשׁ, perhaps = בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ 1 (q. v.), so Stu (who proposes עִיר חֶרֶס = עָר), Ke Be Bu^{RS 17} Öttli Bla; ᵐ5 ἐν τῷ [ὄρει τοῦ] Μυρσινῶνι (-ος) = הַר הֲדַס.

2. place east of Jordan מִלְמַעֲלֵה הֶחָ֑רֶס Judg 8:13 from the ascent of Heres, ᵐ5 Αρες; the point whence Gideon turned back from pursuing Midian; Aq Symm read הֶהָרִים (see Lag^{Onom. 96, 2nd ed. 131} ) so SS. — תִּמְנַתחֶֿרֶס Judg 2:9 see below תִּמְנַת, √ מנה.

1. ascent of hill or mountain: to a city 1Sam 9:11, to the royal sepulchers (in Jerusalem) 2Chr 32:33 הַזֵּיתִית ׳ מִ 2Sam 15:30 (see זַיִת 3); עַקְרַבִּים ׳ מ = Srorpion-pass, on southern border of Palestine, Judg 1:36; Num 36:4; Josh 15:3 (both P ), i.e. probably the Na‡b eƒ-ƒafâ southwest from Dead Sea Buhl^{Geogr. 16. 66} Di and GFM on the passage, and references; often defined by proper name, of a location: אֲדֻמִים ׳ מ Josh 15:7; Josh 18:17, south of valley of Achor, between Jerusalem and Jericho, compare modern Tel`at ed-dâm Buhl^{Geogr. 98}.; see also בֵּית חוֺרֹן I. גּוּר, II. חֶרֶס, לוּחִית, II. ציץ .

2. of stairs Ezek 40:31; Ezek 40:34; Ezek 40:37 to a wall Neh 12:27 מַעֵלֵה הַלִּוִיִּם Neh 9:4. p.111, 158, 357, 532, 851