מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ

𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔

macharish

in silence

a primitive root; to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness); [idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.

H2790

Genesis 24:21 · Word #4

Lexicon H2790

Lemmaחָרַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤔
Transliterationchârash
Strong'sH2790
In-contextin silence

Morphology HVhrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2790-10

one causing silence

Rootחרש (ḥ-r-sh)
Core Meaningscutting, engraving, ploughing, crafting, devising, silence, secrecy
Semantic Rangeto engrave, plough, craft, devise (often secretly or with harmful intent), to be silent, to cause silence, to hold one’s peace, to act in secrecy
Conceptual SignificanceThe root connects physical acts of cutting or engraving with inward acts of devising and withholding speech, suggesting deliberation and concealed intent. In biblical thought, silence can signal wisdom, restraint, judgment, or calculated secrecy, depending on context.
Morphological NotesHiphil participle, masculine singular, absolute. From the root חָרַשׁ. The Hiphil stem often carries a causative sense (to cause to be silent), though it can function contextually as "to keep silent."
Rendering RationaleThe form מַחֲרִישׁ is a Hiphil masculine singular participle, indicating one who brings about or causes silence. Rendering it as "one causing silence" preserves the causative nuance of the Hiphil stem while clearly reflecting the masculine singular participial form.

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Words from Root חרש (cutting, engraving, ploughing, crafting, devising, silence, secrecy)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2793-01 bachoreshah in the wood-thicket
H2796-01 charash a carving-craftsman
H2790-02 charashetem you men have ploughed
H2796-02 charashey engraving-craftsmen of
H2796-03 charashim skilled craftsmen
H2795-01 cheresh a deaf man
H2790-04 choresh the one devising
H2790-05 choreshey craftsmen of
H2790-06 hacharesh Be silent! (you, masculine singular)
H2790-07 hacharishu Fall silent, you men
H2795-02 hachereshim the deaf men
H2790-08 hachoresh the one ploughing
H2790-09 hecherasheti I caused myself to be silent
hecherish he caused silence
lamachareshot for the plowing-blades
H2796-06 lecharashim to the craftsmen
H2790-11 tacharishun you men will keep silent
H2790-12 tacharosh you will plow
H2790-13 techaresh she will be ploughed
H2790-14 techerash you will keep silent
H2790-15 techerashenah they will fall silent
H2790-16 vayacharishu and they kept silent
H2790-17 vayitechareshu and they kept themselves silent
H2796-07 vecharashey and craftsmen of
H2796-09 vehecharash and the craftsman
H2790-18 vehecherasheti and I caused myself to be silent
H2790-19 vehecherish and he made silent
H2796-10 velecharashim and to the cutting-craftsmen
H2790-20 yacharish he will cause silence
H2790-21 yacharosh he will plough

Word Usage (72 occurrences of H2790)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 24:21 מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ macharish in silence
Genesis 34:5 וְ/הֶחֱרִ֥שׁ vehecherish and held his peace
Exodus 14:14 תַּחֲרִישֽׁוּ/ן tacharishun shall-be-silent
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