International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Potsherd
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Potsherd
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pot´shuÌ‚rd (חרשׂ, hÌ£eres): A piece of earthenware (; ; ). the Revised Version (British and American) renders the word in , “an earthen vessel,†and in substitutes “sharp potsherds†for “sharp stones.†Sirach 22:7 refers to the art of “gluing a potsherd (ὀÌστÏακον, oÌstrakon) together.†See HARSITH; OSTRACA.