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חָרַשׁ

chârash · Hebrew · Strong's H2790 · 72 occurrences

What it means

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)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plower, man, be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

Where it appears

72 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.