Kheres (חרס) means earthenware in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
earthenware
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kheres.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משקע של חמר עשיר (למעשה, טין, בעלת הרכב אחיד פחות או יותר המורכב מגרגרים דקים) המעוצב בידי אמן.
וּכְלִי חֶרֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר תְּבֻשַּׁל בּוֹ יִשָּׁבֵר
- 2בצורת הרבים שברי חרס, במיוחד בהקשר של ממצאים ארכיאולוגיים.
וְשָׁתִית אוֹתָהּ וּמָצִית וְאֶת חֲרָשֶׂיהָ תְּגָרֵ֖מִי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kheres is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶרֶס
- Written without vowel points
- חרס
- Said
- kheres
- Root
- ח־ר־ס
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- חֲרָסִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲרָסִים
- Gematria
- 268
This is how Kheres is said in other languages.
- English
- earthenware
- Russian
- глиняный
- French
- poterie
- Spanish
- loza
- German
- Töpferware
These words rhyme with Kheres.
The word Kheres is part of these phrases and sayings.
- העלה חרס בידו
- כחרס הנשבר
- יבש כחרס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kheres comes from the root ח־ר־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Kheres in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kheres.
What does Kheres (חרס) mean in Hebrew?
Kheres (חרס) means earthenware. It is said kheres, with the stress on khe.
What rhymes with Kheres (חרס)?
Words that rhyme with Kheres (חרס) include ערש, פרס, גרש, קרס, and ארס.
Is Kheres (חרס) masculine or feminine?
The word Kheres (חרס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲרָסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.