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חֶרֶת Hereth

Every verse in which this name stands — 1 place, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PlaceGematria 608×1 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

A thicket in Palestine. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at 1 Samuel 22:5.

1 Samuel 22:5שמואל א כב:ה

וַיֹּאמֶר גָּד הַנָּבִיא אֶל־דָּוִד לֹא תֵשֵׁב בַּמְּצוּדָה לֵךְ וּבָֽאתָ־לְּךָ אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַיָּבֹא יַעַר חָֽרֶת

And the prophet Gad said unto David: ‘Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah.’ Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

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What is the gematria of Hereth?

Hereth — חרת in Hebrew — has a gematria of 608 in the standard method.

How many times is Hereth named in the Tanakh?

1 time, first at 1 Samuel 22:5.

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