Lexical Definition

‎חַרְסוּת‎ charçûwth (khar-sooth') Potsherd (Gate) ^H:N-F
from ‎חֶרֶס‎ (apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping)

east.

• a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery
• the name of a gate at Jerusalem

1) potsherd

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‎חרסות‎ Kt, ‎חַרְסִית‎ Qr noun feminine collective potsherd — ‎פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הַחַרְסִ֯ות‎ Jer 19:2, designation of a gate in Jerusalem; opening of the gate of potsherds, i.e. where they were thrown (see vJer 19:10 vJer 19:11 and Gf); it led into the valley of Hinnom; ᵐ5 Ξαρς(ε)ιθ favours Qr **see Baldensperger^{PEF 1904, 136} on the crushing of potsherds in the Valley of Hinnom.

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Potsherd Gate • A gate in Jerusalem mentioned by Jeremiah

The Potsherd Gate was a gate in Jerusalem near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, where Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim a message of judgment against Judah.

• A location in Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם only mentioned at Jer.19.2;
• only referred to as Potsherd_Gate חַרְסוּת.
  

The Potsherd Gate, also known as the Harsith Gate, was one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned in the book of Jeremiah (Jer. 19:2). The Lord instructed Jeremiah to go to the Potsherd Gate, which was near the entrance of the Valley of Ben Hinnom (or Gehenna), and proclaim a message of judgment against the people of Judah (Jer. 19:1-2). The Valley of Ben Hinnom was notorious for the practice of child sacrifice to the pagan god Molech (Jer. 32:35). Jeremiah was told to shatter an earthenware jar in front of the elders and priests as a symbol of the impending destruction of Jerusalem and its people (Jer. 19:10-11). The Potsherd Gate likely received its name from the fragments of broken pottery (potsherds) that were discarded in the nearby valley. The gate's location near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, a place associated with idolatry and judgment, underscores the severity of Jeremiah's prophetic message and the consequences of Judah's unfaithfulness to God.

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