מַחֲרֵשָׁה
ma.cha.re.shahplowshareHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences1 book2 verses
Definition
from H2790; probably a pick-axe
Traditional renderings: mattock.
Traditional renderings: mattock.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַחֲרֵשָׁה:
- θερίζωtherizō“to reap”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 1 Samuel 13:20מַחֲרַשְׁתּ֤וֹ · their plowshares; מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ · and sicklesInstead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
- 1 Samuel 13:21לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ · for [sharpening] a plowshareThe charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.