חָרַשׁ
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 Definition
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)
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
[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.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to cut in, plough, engrave, devise
- 2.(qal)
- 3.(qal)
- 4.(hiphil)
- 5.to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf
- 6.(niphal) to be ploughed
- 7.(hiphil) to plot evil
- 8.(hithpael) to remain silent
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: chârash; Pronunciation: khaw-rash'