Word Study · Strong's H2757 · Hebrew

חָרִיץ

charits

khaw-reets'

Strong's 1890 spelling: chârîyts

“properly, incisure or (passively) incised”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

properly, incisure or (passively) incised; hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth); also a slice (as cut)

Rendered in the KJV as

[phrase] cheese, harrow.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י1
וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י1
חֲרִצֵ֤י1

How it is rendered · 3

[the] portions of1
and at [the] picks of1
and with [the] sharp instruments of1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/R/Ncmpc · 2
HNcmpc · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Samuel1 of 3 · 33%
2 Samuel1 of 3 · 33%
1 Chronicles1 of 3 · 33%

1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 17:18חֲרִצֵ֤יcharitzeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.here: [the] portions of

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 12:31וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨יuvacharitzeiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.here: and at [the] picks of

1 Chronicles1 occurrence

1 Chronicles 20:3וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤יuvacharitzeiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.here: and with [the] sharp instruments of

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