חורש
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חורש
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Found also in other Semitic languages: Galilean Aramaic חוּרְשָׁא (ḥuršā), Arabic حُرْش (ḥurš). From uses of the word in the Bible, it appears to be related to Semitic words relating to mountains: Ugaritic 𐎃𐎗𐎌𐎐 (ḫršn), Akkadian 𒄯𒊕 (ḫuršānu). Also probably related to Ge'ez ሐሪሥ, ሐሪስ (ḥäriś, ḥäris, “rhinoceros”) (the source of Arabic حَرِيش (ḥarīš, “rhinoceros”) and some Cushitic words for the rhinoceros) since this is also called in Ge'ez አርዌ፡ ሐሪሥ, አርዌ፡ ሐሪስ (ʾärwe ḥäriś, ʾärwe ḥäris) which would be “beast of the mountains”; regard the distribution of this animal and juxtapose Ge'ez አርዌ፡ ምድር (ʾärwe- mədr, “snake”, literally “beast of the ground”); Tigre ሐሪሥ, አውራሪሥ (ḥäriś, ʾäwrariś, “rhinoceros”), Tigrinya ሐሪሥ, አውራሪሥ (ḥäriś, ʾäwrariś, “rhinoceros”), Amharic ሐሪስ, አውራሪስ (ḥäris, ʾäwraris, “rhinoceros”) and Ge'ez አውራርስ, አውራሐርስ, አውራሪስ (äwrarəs, ʾäwraḥärs, ʾäwraris, “rhinoceros”).
noun חֹרֶשׁ · ḥóresh · חורשים · חֳרָשִׁים · חורש
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a grove, a wood, a thicket: an area with many trees
הִנֵּה אַשּׁוּר אֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יְפֵה עָנָף וְחֹרֶשׁ מֵצַל
Similar: חֻרְשָׁה
Talk about this word "חורש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. חורש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A9 "חורש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A9.Cite this
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title = {חורש},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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