חָרַשׁ (chârash) — Altogether
Hebrew word study: חָרַשׁ (chârash), Strong's H2790. to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: [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.
Strong's H2790 is tagged on 74 words in 67 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:22 and last appears in Zephaniah 3:17.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 67)
- Genesis 4:22 — חֹרֵשׁ — worker of
- Genesis 24:21 — מַחֲרִישׁ — being silent
- Genesis 34:5 — וְהֶחֱרִשׁ — and he kept silent
- Exodus 14:14 — תַּחֲרִישׁוּן פ — you will keep quiet
- Numbers 30:4 — וְהֶחֱרִישׁ — and he will keep silent
- Numbers 30:7 — וְהֶחֱרִישׁ — and he will keep silent
- Numbers 30:11 — וְהֶחֱרִשׁ — and he will keep silent
- Numbers 30:14 — הַחֲרֵשׁ — certainly if to be silent
- Deuteronomy 22:10 — תַחֲרֹשׁ — you will plow
- Judges 14:18 — חֲרַשְׁתֶּם — you had plowed
- Judges 16:2 — וַיִּתְחָרְשׁוּ — and they were silent
- Judges 18:19 — הַחֲרֵשׁ — keep quiet
- 1 Samuel 7:8 — תַּחֲרֵשׁ — you keep silent
- 1 Samuel 8:12 — וְלַחֲרֹשׁ — and to plow
- 1 Samuel 10:27 — כְּמַחֲרִישׁ פ — like one who kept silent
- 1 Samuel 23:9 — מַחֲרִישׁ — was plotting
- 2 Samuel 13:20 — הַחֲרִישִׁי — keep silent
- 2 Samuel 19:10 — מַחֲרִשִׁים — keeping silent
- 1 Kings 7:14 — חֹרֵשׁ — a worker
- 1 Kings 19:19 — חֹרֵשׁ — was plowing
- 2 Kings 18:36 — וְהֶחֱרִישׁוּ — and they kept silent
- Nehemiah 5:8 — וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ — and they were silent
- Esther 4:14 — הַחֲרֵשׁ — certainly to keep quiet
- Esther 7:4 — הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי — I kept quiet
- Job 1:14 — חֹרְשׁוֹת — plowing
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2758 חָרִישׁ (chârîysh), H2759 חֲרִישִׁי (chărîyshîy), H2791 חֶרֶשׁ (cheresh), H2793 חֹרֶשׁ (chôresh), H2794 חֹרֵשׁ (chôrêsh), H2795 חֵרֵשׁ (chêrêsh), H2796 חָרָשׁ (chârâsh), H2799 חֲרֹשֶׁת (chărôsheth), H4281 מַחֲרֵשָׁה (machărêshâh), H4282 מַחֲרֶשֶׁת (machăresheth).
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Frequently asked questions
What does chârash (H2790) mean?
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).
How is H2790 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2790 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..
How often does חָרַשׁ (chârash) appear?
Strong's H2790 is tagged on 74 words in 67 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:22 and last appears in Zephaniah 3:17.
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