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Lexicon :: Strong's H2759 - ḥărîšî

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חֲרִישִׁי
Transliteration
ḥărîšî
Pronunciation
khar-ee-shee'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָרַשׁ (H2790) in the sense of silence
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TWOT Reference: 760e

Strong’s Definitions

חֲרִישִׁי chărîyshîy, khar-ee-shee'; from H2790 in the sense of silence; quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind):—vehement.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H2759 in the following manner: vehement (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H2759 in the following manner: vehement (1x).

  1. harsh, hot, sultry, silent (meaning uncertain)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲרִישִׁי chărîyshîy, khar-ee-shee'; from H2790 in the sense of silence; quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind):—vehement.
STRONGS H2759: Abbreviations
† [חֲרִישִׁי] adjective meaning wholly dubious; only רוּחַ קָדִים חֲרִישְׁית Jonah 4:8; a silent east wind is not suitable in context; still = sultry is mere conjecture; Hi autumnal (√ I. חרשׁ); St proposes חרישׂית = חריסית, from חֶרֶס sun (or √ whence חֶרֶס comes) hot east wind; We makes no attempt to explain.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Jonah

4:8

H2759

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2759 matches the Hebrew חֲרִישִׁי (ḥărîšî),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - And when the sun came up God designated a scorching H2759 east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he became faint, and he begged with all his soul to die, saying, “Death is better to me than life!”
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