Dung, excrement
H2716
Hebrew
UBS
חֶרֶא
chereʼkheh'-reh
Noun Masculine
Definition
= excrement; ◄ produced by animals and human beings; ► used as food in times of extreme hardship; may be used as fuel as well; ≈ this word appears to have been considered indecent because it has been replaced by a euphemism in all passages where it is found
Semantic Domains
Body Products
Etymology
from an unused (and vulgar) root probably meaning to evacuate the bowels;
KJV Translations
dung. Also חֲרִי
Occurrences1
Frequency Rank#5853