תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ

𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤔

tacharosh

devise

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

Proverbs 3:29 · Word #2

Lexicon H2790

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

Morphology HVqj2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation j — Jussive — Third-person wish or command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H2790-12

you will plow

Rootחרש (ḥ-r-sh)
Core Meaningscutting, scratching, engraving, plowing, crafting, devising, silence
Semantic Rangeto plow or engrave; to craft or fabricate; to devise (often evil); to be silent or hold one’s peace; by extension, to be deaf.
Conceptual SignificanceThe root links physical acts of cutting or shaping (as in plowing or engraving) with inward or social acts such as devising plans or remaining silent. This conceptual thread highlights how hidden intention, craftsmanship, and silence are metaphorically connected to the deliberate marking or shaping of reality in biblical thought.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect (yiqtol) 2nd masculine singular; the alternate pointing may reflect a jussive nuance (“may you plow” / “may you be silent”) in certain contexts.
Rendering RationaleThe form תחרשׁ is Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular, indicating a simple active action performed by “you” (masculine singular). Rendering it as “you will plow” preserves the concrete root sense of cutting or scratching into the ground, from which other figurative meanings (such as devising or being silent) develop.

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Words from Root חרש (cutting, scratching, engraving, plowing, crafting, devising, silence)

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
H2796-06 lecharashim to the craftsmen
H2790-10 macharish one causing silence
H2790-11 tacharishun you men will keep silent
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
H2796-07 vecharashey and craftsmen of
H2796-09 vehecharash and the craftsman
vehecherasheti and I caused myself to be silent
H2790-17 vehecherish and he made silent
H2796-10 velecharashim and to the cutting-craftsmen
H2790-18 yacharish he will cause silence
H2790-19 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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