Strong's Concordance H2790

Original Word: חָרַשׁ
Transliteration: chârash
Phonetic Spelling: khaw-rash'
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); × 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.

Usages throughout the bible

Genesis 24:21 - And the man wondering at her held his peace, H2790 to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Genesis 34:5 - And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace H2790 until they were come.

Exodus 14:14 - The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. H2790

Numbers 30:4 - And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace H2790 at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

Numbers 30:7 - And her husband heard it, and held his peace H2790 at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

Numbers 30:11 - And her husband heard it, and held his peace H2790 at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

Numbers 30:14 - But if her husband altogether H2790 hold his peace H2790 at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace H2790 at her in the day that he heard them.

Deuteronomy 22:10 - Thou shalt not plow H2790 with an ox and an ass together.

Judges 14:18 - And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed H2790 with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

Judges 16:2 - And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet H2790 all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

Judges 18:19 - And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, H2790 lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

1 Samuel 7:8 - And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease H2790 not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 8:12 - And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear H2790 his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

1 Samuel 10:27 - But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. H2790

1 Samuel 23:9 - And David knew that Saul secretly practised H2790 mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

2 Samuel 13:20 - And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, H2790 my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

2 Samuel 19:10 - And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak H2790 ye not a word of bringing the king back?

1 Kings 7:14 - He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker H2790 in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

1 Kings 19:19 - So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing H2790 with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

2 Kings 18:36 - But the people held their peace, H2790 and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Nehemiah 5:8 - And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, H2790 and found nothing to answer.

Esther 4:14 - For if thou altogether H2790 holdest thy peace H2790 at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 7:4 - For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, H2790 although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

Job 1:14 - And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, H2790 and the asses feeding beside them:

Job 4:8 - Even as I have seen, they that plow H2790 iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Job 6:24 - Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: H2790 and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Job 11:3 - Should thy lies make H2790 men hold their peace? H2790 and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Job 13:5 - O that ye would altogether H2790 hold your peace! H2790 and it should be your wisdom.

Job 13:13 - Hold your peace, H2790 let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Job 13:19 - Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, H2790 I shall give up the ghost.

Job 33:31 - Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, H2790 and I will speak.

Job 33:33 - If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, H2790 and I shall teach thee wisdom.

Job 41:12 - I will not conceal H2790 his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Psalms 28:1 - [[A Psalm of David.]] Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent H2790 to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalms 32:3 - When I kept silence, H2790 my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Psalms 35:22 - This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: H2790 O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalms 39:12 - Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace H2790 at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Psalms 50:3 - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: H2790 a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Psalms 50:21 - These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; H2790 thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Psalms 83:1 - [[A Song or Psalm of Asaph.]] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, H2790 and be not still, O God.

Psalms 109:1 - [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] Hold not thy peace, H2790 O God of my praise;

Psalms 129:3 - The plowers H2790 plowed H2790 upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Proverbs 3:29 - Devise H2790 not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Proverbs 6:14 - Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth H2790 mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Proverbs 6:18 - An heart that deviseth H2790 wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

Proverbs 11:12 - He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. H2790

Proverbs 12:20 - Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine H2790 evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Proverbs 14:22 - Do they not err that devise H2790 evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise H2790 good.

Proverbs 17:28 - Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, H2790 is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Proverbs 20:4 - The sluggard will not plow H2790 by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.