H2802 H2802
Hereth (Forest of Hereth), where David hid from Saul in Judah
Hereth appears only in 1 Samuel 22:5 as 'the forest of Hereth' (יַעַר חָרֶת), a wooded area in Judah where David took refuge while fleeing Saul. The prophet Gad instructed David to leave Moab and return to Judah, leading him to this forest. The site has not been definitively identified, though it was somewhere in Judahite territory. Forest refuges provided cover for fugitives and outlaws in ancient Israel's rugged terrain.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The forest served as hideout during David's fugitive period, offering concealment and proximity to his tribal homeland. The prophetic directive to return to Judah from Moab kept David connected to his inheritance even while fleeing the king. Forest locations in the Judean wilderness and shephelah provided natural fortifications for those avoiding authorities. This place name preserves a specific site in David's wilderness wanderings, part of his formation before kingship. 1×
AR["حَارَت"]·ben["হেরেতের"]·DE["Hereth"]·EN["Hereth"]·FR["Hereth"]·heb["חרת"]·HI["चेरेत"]·ID["Heret"]·IT["Hereth"]·jav["Harèt"]·KO["하렛의"]·PT["Cheret"]·RU["Харет"]·ES["Jaret"]·SW["Herethi"]·TR["Heret"]·urd["حارت۔"]
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
† [חֶרֶת] n.pr.loc., only in יַעַר חָ֑רֶת 1 S 22:5.