Earthenware חֶ֫רֶשׂ

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jun 4, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter six of Leviticus with our word for today. חֶ֫רֶשׂ scorched clay, earthenware, potsherd. It is used 17 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of a potsherd, a shard of pottery. A couple of good examples are found when Job uses one and describing the consequences of Israel’s sin. Job 2:7-8 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took חֶ֔רֶשׂ a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. Isaiah 30:13-14 Therefore this…