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(Heb. Che'reth, çֶøֶú , the form çָøֶú , Cha'reth, is on account of the pause-accent; prob. i.q. çֹøֶùׁ a thicket: Sept. ×áñήò v.r. [ ἐí ] ðüëåé [apparently reading òַéø ; so Josephus, Ant. 6:12, 4],Vulg. Haret), a wood ( éִòִø ) in the mountains of Judah, where David hid himself from Saul, at the instance of the prophet Gad (1Sa_31:5); probably situated among the hills west of Socho. SEE FOREST.