Chârîyts — H2757

Definition

masculine noun

properly, incisure or (passively) incised; hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth); also a slice (as cut)

1. a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument, sharp cutting instrument, harrow, hoe

Usually translated as

cheese, harrow

Origin

or chărits; from H2782; (compare H2742)

• Chârats (H2782)
• Chărûwts (H2742)

Greek equivalents

• tríbolos (G5146)

Occurrences

Chârîyts occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Samuel 17:18 — And carry these ten cheeses (חֲרִצֵ֤י) unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
• 2 Samuel 12:31 — And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows (וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י) of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 20:3 — And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows (וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י) of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.