חָרִישׁchârîysh
ploughing, ploughing-time (Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21; 1 Samuel 8:12)
Pronunciation: khaw-reesh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2758
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 45:6 This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
- Exodus 34:21 “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest.
- 1 Samuel 8:12 Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment.
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).