Hebrew

Noun

הֶרֶס • ‎(héres) m ‎(no plural forms, singular construct הֶרֶס־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Destruction: the act of destroying.

Verb

הָרַס • ‎(harás) ‎(pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶהֱרַס)

1. destroyed, demolished, torn down.
   • Jeremiah 45:4:

     כֹּה תֹּאמַר אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר ה׳ הִנֵּה אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִיתִי אֲנִי הֹרֵס וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־נָטַעְתִּי אֲנִי נֹתֵשׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הִיא׃

     ko tomár eláv ko amár H. hiné ashér-baníti aní horés v'ét ashér-natá'ti aní notésh v'ét-kol-ha'áretz hi:

     Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.^[1]

   • Isaiah 22:19:

     וַהֲדַפְתִּיךָ מִמַּצָּבֶךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָדְךָ יֶהֶרְסֶךָ׃

     vahadaftíkha mimatzavékha umima'amadkhá yehersékha:

     And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.^[1]

2. broken through.
   • Exodus 19:24:

     וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו ה׳ לֶךְ־רֵד וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעָם אַל־יֶהֶרְסוּ לַעֲלֹת אֶל־ה׳ פֶּן־יִפְרָץ־בָּם׃

     vayómer eláv H. lekh-red v'alíta atá v'aharón imkhá v'hakohaním v'ha'ám al-yehersú la'alót el-H. pen-yifrátz-bam:

     And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.^[1]

Verb

הֵרֵס • ‎(herés) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. destroyed, overthrown.
   • Exodus 23:24:

     לֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם וְלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה כְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי הָרֵס תְּהָרְסֵם וְשַׁבֵּר תְּשַׁבֵּר מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶם׃

     lo-tishtakhavé leiloheihém v'ló ta'avdém v'ló ta'asé k'ma'aseihém ki harés t'har'sém v'shabér t'shabér matzevoteihém:

     Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.^[1]

   • Isaiah 49:17:

     מִהֲרוּ בָּנָיִךְ מְהָרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַיִךְ מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵאוּ׃

     miharú banáyikh m'har'sáyikh umakhariváyikh mimékh yetzé'u:

     Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.^[1]

2. fought

Verb

הֹרַס • ‎(horás) ‎(pu'al construction)

1. Defective spelling of הורס.

References

• “הרס” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 298.
• Notes:

1. 1 2 3 4 5 (1611) Authorized King James translation.