Strong's H2790
chârash
/khaw-rash'/
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)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2790
- Hebrew
- חָרַשׁ
- Transliteration
- chârash
- Pronunciation
- /khaw-rash'/
- KJV Translations
- 21 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of chârash:
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