חֹ֫רֶשׁ

חֹ֫רֶשׁ noun masculine^{Ezek 31:3} wood, wooded height (Assyrian —uršu, wooded height COT^Gloss Lyon^{Sargontexte, Gloss} (see also Dl^{Pr 180} Che^{critical note on Isa 17:9}); Late Hebrew חוֺרֶשׁ wood, forest; Aramaic חוּרְשָׁא id.) — absolute ׳ח Isa 17:9; Ezek 31:3 (but on both see below); חֹ֫רְשָׁה 1Sam 23:16 (see Dr); בַּחֹ֫רְשָׁה 1Sam 23:15; 1Sam 23:18; 1Sam 23:19 plural חֳרָשִׁים 2Chr 27:4 — wooded height 1Sam 23:15 (|| בָּהָר v1Sam 23:14), v1Sam 23:16 v1Sam 23:18, so ׳בַּמְּצָדוֺת בַּח בְּגִבְעַת הַחֲכִילָה v1Sam 23:19 בנה בִּירָנִיּוֺת וּמִגְדָּלִים ׳וּבֶח 2Chr 27:4 and on the wooded heights he built fortresses and towers (|| בְּהַר יְהוּדָה); עֲזוּבַת הַחֹרֶשׁ וְהָאָמִיר Isa 17:9 the forsaken places of the wooded heights and summits Ges Ew De Di RV; but read probably החוי והאמרי ׳ע forsaken places of the Hivites and the Amorites, so ᵐ5 Lag Che Or Brd Du; ׳ח מֵצַל Ezek 31:3 shade-giving wood or thicket, of close branches of cedar (but sense hardly legitimate; strike out ᵐ5 Co).