חרי
𐤇𐤓𐤉
chărêy-yôwnîym
dung
A rare term found in 2 Kings 6:25 typically translated as 'dove's dung.' The most widely accepted primary meaning is a literal or figurative reference to doves' droppings; however, alternative scholarly theories suggest it may denote a type of food, possibly a wild plant or seed used during famine, due to difficulties with the literal interpretation. The term also may refer metonymically to something cheap, valueless, or consumed in desperate circumstances.
2 Kings 6:25 · Word #16
Lexicon H2755
| Lemma | חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤉־𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | chărêy-yôwnîym |
| Strong's | H2755 |
| Definition | A rare term found in 2 Kings 6:25 typically translated as 'dove's dung.' The most widely accepted primary meaning is a literal or figurative reference to doves' droppings; however, alternative scholarly theories suggest it may denote a type of food, possibly a wild plant or seed used during famine, due to difficulties with the literal interpretation. The term also may refer metonymically to something cheap, valueless, or consumed in desperate circumstances. |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | dung |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2755-01
dove-droppings of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun in construct state (from a plural form), governing a following noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root sense of excrement (חרא) and reflects the construct state by adding "of," indicating it governs a following noun. Though morphologically singular construct, it derives from a plural form referring collectively to droppings. |
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