Strong’s H2790
חָרַשׁ — chârash
חָרַשׁ (chârash, Strong’s H2790) means: to scratch, i.
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)
- H2790
- /khaw-rash'/
- 72× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- chârash
- Pronunciation
- khaw-rash'
- Occurrences
- 72
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חָרַשׁ
- Definition
- to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- [idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.
Words derived from chârash
- חָרִישׁ chârîyshH2758 · ploughing or its season · 3×
- חֲרִישִׁי chărîyshîyH2759 · quiet · 1×
- חֶרֶשׁ chereshH2791 · magical craft · 3×
- חֹרֶשׁ chôreshH2793 · a forest · 7×
- חֹרֵשׁ chôrêshH2794 · a fabricator or mechanic · 2×
- חֵרֵשׁ chêrêshH2795 · deaf · 9×
- חָרָשׁ chârâshH2796 · a fabricator or any material · 36×
- חֲרֹשֶׁת chărôshethH2799 · mechanical work · 4×
- מַחֲרֵשָׁה machărêshâhH4281 · a pick-axe · 2×
- מַחֲרֶשֶׁת machăreshethH4282 · a hoe · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use chârash (72 times in all).
Sources
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