What does חֶרְמֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
חֶרְמֵשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a sickle (as cutting)".
Hebrew · H2770
חֶרְמֵשׁ
A sickle (as cutting)
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חֶרְמֵשׁ H2770
What does חֶרְמֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
חֶרְמֵשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a sickle (as cutting)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2770?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a sickle (1), you first put the sickle (1).
Where does חֶרְמֵשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 16:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2).
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 a sickle 1× Deuteronomy 23:25
you first put the sickle 1× Deuteronomy 16:9
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Usage map
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 16:9
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Deuteronomy 2
Source forms
וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ 1x wə·ḥer·mêš Deuteronomy 23:25
חֶרְמֵשׁ֙ 1x ḥer·mêš Deuteronomy 16:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 23:25
Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 16:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sickle (as cutting)
Source Gloss
a sickle (as cutting)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sickle (as cutting) BDB: sickle Usage: sickle.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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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