H2792 H2792
Cheresh, a Levite who returned from Babylonian exile
Cheresh appears in 1 Chronicles 9:15 in a list of Levites who returned from exile and resettled in Jerusalem. The name may relate to roots meaning 'silence,' 'craftsmanship,' or 'magic,' though its precise etymology is unclear. The Septuagint's varied readings (Ραραιηλ, Αρες, Αρης) show uncertainty about the name's vocalization. The genealogical context identifies him among the Levitical families who resumed temple service in the restoration period.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The listing among post-exilic Levites serves to document families who returned to Jerusalem and reestablished the temple cult. Chronicles preserves these names to establish legitimate Levitical lineage for the Second Temple period. While we know nothing else about this individual Cheresh, his inclusion demonstrates his family's commitment to restoration and their recognized Levitical status in the returning community. 1×
AR["حَرَش"]·ben["হেরেশ"]·DE["[חרש]"]·EN["Cheresh"]·FR["[חרש]"]·heb["חרש"]·HI["हेरेश"]·ID["Heres"]·IT["[חרש]"]·jav["Hérès"]·KO["헤레스"]·PT["Cheresh"]·RU["Хереш"]·ES["Jéres"]·SW["Hereshi"]·TR["Hereş"]·urd["خرش"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† III. חֶ֫רֶשׁ n.pr.m. a Levite 1 Ch 9:15 𝔊 Ραραιηλ, A Αρες, 𝔊L Αρης.