Chermesh חֶרְמֵשׁ
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| חֶרְמֵשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chermesh |
| Strong's number | H2770 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | sickle |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Chermesh (Hebrew חֶרְמֵשׁ, Strong's H2770) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “sickle”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
sickle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sickle (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you first put the sickle (1), sickle (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chermesh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 16:9Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
- Deuteronomy 23:25When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).