† I. [
חָרַשׁ]
verb cut in, engrave, plough, devise (Late Hebrew
id., plough, so Ethiopic
ሐረለ፡ Phoenician
חרש, Aramaic (rare)
חֲרַת engrave,
Tfro cleave, plough, Arabic
حَرَثَ plough) —
Qal Perfect חָֽרְשׁוּ Psalm 129:3,
חֲרַשְׁתֶּם Judges 14:18;
Hosea 10:13;
Imperfect יַחֲרשׁ Isaiah 28:24;
Proverbs 20:4;
יַחֲרוֺשׁ Hosea 10:11+
Amos 6:12 (see below);
2nd person masculine singular תַּחֲרשׁ Deuteronomy 22:10;
Proverbs 3:29;
Infinitive construct חֲרשׁ 1 Samuel 8:12;
Participle חֹרֵשׁ [
H2794 Genesis 4:22] +
5 times;
חוֺרֵשׁ Amos 9:13; plural
חֹרְשִׁים Psalm 129:3,
חֹרְשֵׁי Job 4:8 +
3 times, feminine plural absolute
חֹרְשׁוֺת Job 1:14;
passive חֲרוּשָׁה Jeremiah 17:1: —
1. cut in, engrave, of worker in metals
נְחשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל ח׳ [
H2794 Genesis 4:22] (J),
נחשׁת ח׳ 1 Kings 7:14; figurative
עַללֿוּחַ לִבָּם ח׳ Jeremiah 17:1 engraved on the tablet of their heart.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular צִיּוֺן שָׂדֶה תֵּחָרֵשׁ Micah 3:12 Zion, as a field she
shall be ploughed =
Jeremiah 26:18.
Hiph. Participle מַחֲרִישׁ רָעָה עַלֿ 1 Samuel 23:9 fabricating mischief against (see Dr, and compare We).
† II. [
חָרֵשׁ]
verb
1. be silent, dumb, speechless;
2. be deaf; chiefly poetical (Late Hebrew Pi. make deaf; Aramaic Wero, Wfro be dumb, deaf; Arabic خَرِسَ be dumb, speechless, compare Assyrian ḫarâšu, restrain, according to DlPr 100; see LagBN 120) —
Qal Imperfect יֶחֱרָ֑שׁ Psalm 50:3;
2nd person masculine singular תֶּחֱרַשׁ Psalm 28:1;
Psalm 83:2;
תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁ Psalm 35:22;
Psalm 109:1;
תֶּחֱרָ֑שׁ Psalm 39:13;
3rd person feminine plural תֶּחֱרַ֑שְׁנָה Micah 7:16; —
Hiph. Perfect חֶחֱרִשׁ Numbers 30:15;
Genesis 34:5;
יְחֶחֱרִישׁ consecutive
Numbers 30:5;
Numbers 30:8;
וְהֶחֱרִשׁ consecutive
Numbers 30:12;
הֶחֱרַ֫שְׁתִּי Esther 7:4 +
2 times etc.;
Imperfect יַחֲרִישׁ Numbers 30:15 +
2 times (including
Zephaniah 3:17 see below);
2nd person masculine singular תַּחֲרִישׁ Habakkuk 1:13; jussive
תַּחְרֵשׁ 1 Samuel 7:8;
2nd person masculine plural תַּחֲרִישׁוּן Job 13:5;
תַּחֲרִשׁוּן Exodus 14:14, etc.;
Imperative הַחֲרֵשׁ Judges 18:19 +
2 times;
הַחֲרִ֫ישִׁי 2 Samuel 13:20;
הַחֲרִ֫ישׁוּ Job 13:13;
Isaiah 41:1;
Infinitive absolute הַחֲרֵשׁ Numbers 30:15 +
2 times;
Participle מַחֲרִישׁ Genesis 24:21 +
2 times (including
1 Samuel 10:27 see below);
מַחֲרִישִׁים 2 Samuel 19:11; —
1. be silent (=exhibit silence)
2. once causative.
make silent, with accusative
Job 11:3.
3. be deaf, shew deafness: אַלֿ תַּחֲרֵשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ מִזְּעֹק 1 Samuel 7:8 be not deaf (turning)
from us, so as not to cry.
** Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְחָֽרְשׁוּ Judges 16:2 and they kept quiet.
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