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חָרַשׁ

cha.rashto plow/plotHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb72 occurrences21 books65 verses

Definition

a primitive root; 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)
Traditional renderings: × 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָרַשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

72 total
  1. Genesis 24:21מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ · silently
    Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.
  2. Genesis 34:5וְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁ · remained silent [about it]
    Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
  3. Exodus 14:14תַּחֲרִישֽׁוּן׃פ · need only to be still
    The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
  4. Numbers 30:4וְהֶחֱרִ֥ישׁ · says nothing
    …and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  5. Numbers 30:7וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁ · but says nothing
    …and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  6. Numbers 30:11וְהֶחֱרִ֣שׁ · but says nothing
    …and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
  7. Numbers 30:14הַחֲרֵשׁ֩ · says nothing; יַחֲרִ֨ישׁ; הֶחֱרִ֥שׁ · he said nothing
    But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
  8. Deuteronomy 22:10תַחֲרֹ֥שׁ · plow
    Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.
  9. Judges 14:18חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם · plowed
    Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
  10. Judges 16:2וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ · They were quiet
    When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”
  11. Judges 18:19הַחֲרֵ֜שׁ · Be quiet
    “Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
  12. 1 Samuel 7:8תַּחֲרֵ֣שׁ · stop
    …and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
  13. 1 Samuel 8:12וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ · and others to plow
    He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
  14. 1 Samuel 10:27כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃פ · silent [about it]
    But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
  15. 1 Samuel 23:9מַחֲרִ֣ישׁ · was plotting
    When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
  16. 2 Samuel 13:20הַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ · Be quiet
    Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
  17. 2 Samuel 19:10מַחֲרִשִׁ֖ים · say nothing
    But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
  18. 1 Kings 19:19חֹרֵ֔שׁ · was plowing
    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
  19. 2 Kings 18:36וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ · remained silent
    But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
  20. Nehemiah 5:8וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ · But they remained silent
    …and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
  21. Esther 4:14הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ · you remain silent; תַּחֲרִישִׁי֮
    For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
  22. Esther 7:4הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי · I would have remained silent
    For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
  23. Job 1:14חֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹת · plowing
    …a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
  24. Job 4:8חֹ֣רְשֵׁי · those who plow
    As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
  25. Job 6:24אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ · will be silent
    Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
  26. Job 11:3יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו · to silence
    Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
  27. Job 13:5הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ · you would remain silent; תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן
    If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
  28. Job 13:13הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ · Be silent
    Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
  29. Job 13:19אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ · I will be silent
    Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
  30. Job 33:31הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ · be silent
    Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
  31. Job 33:33הַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁ · be quiet
    But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
  32. Job 41:12אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ · keep silent
    I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.
  33. Psalm 28:1תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁ · deaf
    Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
  34. Psalm 32:3הֶ֭חֱרַשְׁתִּי · I kept silent
    When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
  35. Psalm 35:22תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ · silent
    O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
  36. Psalm 39:12תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ · be deaf
    Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
  37. Psalm 50:3יֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ · be silent
    Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
  38. Psalm 50:21וְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּי · and I kept silent
    You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
  39. Psalm 83:1תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ · speechless
    A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
  40. Psalm 109:1תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃ · silent
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
  41. Psalm 129:3חָרְשׁ֣וּ · The plowmen; חֹרְשִׁ֑ים · plowed
    The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
  42. Proverbs 3:29תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ · evil
    Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
  43. Proverbs 6:14חֹרֵ֣שׁ · he devises
    With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
  44. Proverbs 6:18חֹ֭רֵשׁ · that devises
    …a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
  45. Proverbs 11:12יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ · remains silent
    Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.