What does חָרִישׁ mean in the Bible?
חָרִישׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "ploughing or its season".
Hebrew · H2758
חָרִישׁ
Ploughing or its season
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חָרִישׁ H2758
What does חָרִישׁ mean in the Bible?
חָרִישׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "ploughing or its season".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2758?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include even in the seasons of plowing (1), his ground (1), plowing (1).
Where does חָרִישׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 45:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Exodus (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It even in the seasons of plowing 1× Exodus 34:21
his ground 1× 1 Samuel 8:12
plowing 1× Genesis 45:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 45:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 1 Samuel 1
Source forms
בֶּחָרִ֥ישׁ 1x be·ḥā·rîš Exodus 34:21
חָרִ֖ישׁ 1x ḥā·rîš Genesis 45:6
חֲרִישׁוֹ֙ 1x ḥă·rî·šōw 1 Samuel 8:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 45:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 8:12
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 34:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. ploughing or its season
Source Gloss
ploughing or its season
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
ploughing or its season BDB: ploughing Usage: earing (time), ground.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain