Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2790 - Silence
| Strong's No.: | H2790 |
| Hebrew: | חָרַשׁ |
| Transliteration: | chârash |
| Phonetic: | khaw-rash' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | X-(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. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | 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) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to cut in, plough, engrave, devise a. (Qal) 1. to cut in, engrave 2. to plough 3. to devise b. (Niphal) to be ploughed c. (Hiphil) to plot evil 2. to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf a. (Qal) 1. to be silent 2. to be deaf b. (Hiphil) 1. to be silent, keep quiet 2. to make silent 3. to be deaf, show deafness c. (Hithpael) to remain silent |
| Bible References:
Silence |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Cease ( 1 )
conceal ( 1 )
deaf ( 1 )
Devise ( 3 )
deviseth ( 2 )
ear ( 1 )
graven ( 1 )
Hold ( 2 )
imagine ( 1 )
peace ( 24 )
plow ( 6 )
plowed ( 5 )
plowers ( 1 )
plowing ( 2 )
plowman ( 2 )
practised ( 1 )
quiet ( 1 )
rest ( 1 )
silence ( 5 )
silent ( 2 )
speak ( 1 )
speaking ( 1 )
still ( 1 )
tongue ( 4 )
worker ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.