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Strong H27902 sensesחָרַשׁ

be quiet · to plow/plot

Transliteration
chârash
Pronunciation
khaw-rash'

The 2 senses of Strong H2790

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2790 appears in 66 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. be quietחָרֵשׁH2790Bto be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf42 verses · 17 books
  2. to plow/plotH2790Ato cut in, plough, engrave, devise23 verses · 12 books

General definition

A primitive root; to {scratch} that {is} (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): - X {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.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • hold20
  • plow13
  • peace7
  • keep4
  • be2
  • deviseth2
  • plowman2
  • speak2
  • thou2
  • tongue2
  • devise2
  • altogether1

First verses

  1. Genesis 24:21
    And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
  2. Genesis 34:5
    And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
  3. Exodus 14:14
    The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
  4. Numbers 30:4
    And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
  5. Numbers 30:7
    And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
  6. Numbers 30:11
    And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
  7. Numbers 30:14
    But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
  8. Deuteronomy 22:10
    Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
  9. Judges 14:18
    And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
  10. Judges 16:2
    And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
  11. Judges 18:19
    And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
  12. 1 Samuel 7:8
    And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
  13. 1 Samuel 8:12
    And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
  14. 1 Samuel 10:27
    But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
  15. 1 Samuel 23:9
    And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
  16. 2 Samuel 13:20
    And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.
  17. 2 Samuel 19:10
    And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
  18. 1 Kings 7:14
    He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
  19. 1 Kings 19:19
    So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
  20. 2 Kings 18:36
    But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.