Hebrew word study
חָרַשׁ H2790
- Transliteration
- chârash
- Pronunciation
- khaw-rash'
- KJV glosses
- [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.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information