חָרִיץchârîyts
properly, incisure or (passively) incised; hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth); also a slice (as cut)
Pronunciation: khaw-reets' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2757
Meanings
a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument
1. i.e. cheeses (1 Samuel 17:18)
2. sharp instrument, of iron (2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3; Amos 1:3)
Same root
- חָרַץchârats · H2782properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide
- חֲרוּץchărûwts · H2742properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 17:18 And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.”
- 2 Samuel 12:31 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to work in the brick kilns. That is how he dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes. That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).