חֹרֶףchôreph

harvest-time, autumn (Zechariah 14:8; Job 29:4; Genesis 8:22; Psalms 74:17; Amos 3:15)

Pronunciation: kho'-ref · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2779

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:22 As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”
  • Job 29:4 When I was in my prime, God’s friendship was felt in my home.
  • Psalms 74:17 You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.
  • Proverbs 20:4 Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.
  • Jeremiah 36:22 It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm.
  • Amos 3:15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy— their winter mansions and their summer houses, too— all their palaces filled with ivory,” says the Lord.
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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).