וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף
A sickle (as cutting) · to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
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חֶרְמֵשׁ H2770 a sickle (as cutting)
נוּף H5130 to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
What does וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף (vechermesh lo tanif) mean in the Bible?
חֶרְמֵשׁ · נוּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sickle (as cutting)".
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Meaning
Word Origins
וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף is built from this root:
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