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חָרַשׁ H2790

H2790 is the Hebrew word חָרַשׁ, transliterated chârash and said khaw-rash'. The King James Version most often renders it held his peace.

Word: חָרַשׁTransliteration: chârashSaid: khaw-rash'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 63 verses

What it means

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).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 36 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

held his peace 5×plow 5×plowed 5×hold thy peace 3×hold not thy peace 3×devise 3×hold his peace 2×altogether 2×plowing 2×held their peace 2×hold your peace 2×kept silence 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: [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.

Verses using חָרַשׁ

The first 40 of 63 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:21 · KJV

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Genesis 34:5 · KJV

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.

Numbers 30:4 · KJV

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.

Numbers 30:7 · KJV

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.

Numbers 30:11 · KJV

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.

Numbers 30:14 · KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 22:10 · KJV

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

Judges 14:18 · KJV

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.

Judges 16:2 · KJV

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.

Judges 18:19 · KJV

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?

1 Samuel 7:8 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 8:12 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 10:27 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 23:9 · KJV

And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

2 Samuel 13:20 · KJV

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.

2 Samuel 19:10 · KJV

And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

1 Kings 7:14 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 19:19 · KJV

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.

2 Kings 18:36 · KJV

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Nehemiah 5:8 · KJV

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

Esther 4:14 · KJV

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 7:4 · KJV

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.

Job 1:14 · KJV

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

Job 4:8 · KJV

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Job 6:24 · KJV

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Job 11:3 · KJV

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Job 13:5 · KJV

O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Job 13:13 · KJV

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Job 13:19 · KJV

Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Job 33:31 · KJV

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

Job 33:33 · KJV

If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

Job 41:12 · KJV

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Psalm 28:1 · KJV

Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalm 32:3 · KJV

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Psalm 35:22 · KJV

This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalm 39:12 · KJV

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Psalm 50:3 · KJV

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Psalm 50:21 · KJV

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Psalm 83:1 · KJV

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Psalm 109:1 · KJV

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

Common questions

What does Strong's H2790 mean?

H2790 is the Hebrew word חָרַשׁ (chârash), meaning 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).

How is H2790 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it held his peace (5 times), plow (5 times), plowed (5 times), hold thy peace (3 times), hold not thy peace (3 times), among others.

How many times does H2790 appear in the Bible?

חָרַשׁ (chârash) is tagged in 63 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2790 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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