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Kir-Heres

Holman Bible Dictionary

(kuhr-hee' rehss) Believed to be an alternate spelling of Kir-Hareseth found in Isaiah 16:11; Jeremiah 48:31 ,Jeremiah 48:31,48:36 . The Greek translation of the name in Isaiah 16:11 suggests that the translators of the Septuagint had a Hebrew text that read Kir-Hadesheth, a name meaning “New City,” which was mistaken for Kir-Hareseth or Kir-Heres. In the context, Kir-Hares (for Kir-Hareseth) is likely the best reading (see Isaiah 16:7 ). The confusion between Kir-Hadesheth and Kir-Hareseth may be due to the similarity of the Hebrew “r” and “d.” The name Kir-Hares may be explained by the loss of the final Hebrew letter “th” from Kir-Hareseth. See Kir-Hareseth .