חָרִיט
charit · bag, purse
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2754 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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charit (חָרִיט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “bag, purse”.
A bag or purse for carrying silver or valuables. In 2 Kings 5:23 Naaman ties two talents of silver in two bags. In Isaiah 3:22 it appears among the garments and ornaments of the women of Jerusalem.
How to say it
cha·rit
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A sack for keeping silver or valuables.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- bags ×1
- purses ×1
Where it appears
- 2 Kings 5:23
Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothes, and gave them to two of his young men, and they carried them before him.
- Isaiah 3:22
the festal robes and the capes and the shawls and the purses;