Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
silently
Usage: adv silently, secretly
Strong's Number
H2791
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H2791 Quick Answer
Strong's H2791 חֶרֶשׁ (cheresh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cheresh (kheh'-resh) adv. 1. magical craft 2. also silence It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include secretly and cunning. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cheresh (kheh'-resh) adv. 1. magical craft 2. also silence
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- secretly and cunning
Meaning and Definition
cheresh (kheh'-resh) adv. 1. magical craft 2. also silence [from H2790] KJV: cunning, secretly. Root(s): H2790
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2791. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2791 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheresh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
cunning
Isaiah 3:3
secretly
Joshua 2:1
How Strong's H2791 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2791 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2791 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2791.
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2791, grouped by book.
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2791 FAQ
What does cheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) mean?
Cheresh (Strong's H2791) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cunning". cheresh (kheh'-resh) adv. 1. magical craft 2. also silence
How many times is cheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H2791 across 3 books.
Where can I study cheresh (חֶרֶשׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2791 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cheresh (חֶרֶשׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as secretly and cunning. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.