חֹרֶשׁ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. a grove, a wood, a thicket: an area with many trees
Pronunciation
ḥóresh
Examples10
מִמָּרוֹם הַקַּסְטֵל עַד חֹרֶשׁ בַּאב אֲל־וַאד.
from the height of the Castel to the forest of Bab al-Wad
הִנֵּה אַשּׁוּר אֶרֶז בלְבָנוֹן יָפֶה עָנָף וְחֹרֶשׁ מִצֵּל
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud
וְעָרִים בָּנָה בהַר יְהוּדָה וּבחֳרָשִׁים בָּנָה בִּירָנִיּוֹת וּמִגְדָּלִים
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forest he built castles and towers.
מָה אֶרֶז זֶה עוֹלֶה בחֳרָשִׁים והוּא עָשׂוּי הֶפְקֵר לכֹּל אָדָם?
What is this cedar rising in the forests, and made of the refuse of all mankind?
זעקת הַצִּפּוֹר החרידה אֵת שלוות הַחֹרֶשׁ.
The bird's cry broke the silence of the woods.
כֶּלֶב הַצַּיָּד צָעַד בכִּוּוּן הַחֹרֶשׁ.
The hunting dog headed for the woods.