4281. machareshah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
machareshah: Plow, plowshare

Original Word: מַחֲרֵשָׁה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: machareshah
Pronunciation: mah-khah-reh-shah
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-ar-ay-shaw')
Definition: Plow, plowshare
Meaning: a pick-axe

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרַשׁ (charash), meaning "to plow" or "to engrave."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G724: ἄροτρον (arotron) - plow

- G160: αἰχμή (aichmē) - spear, used metaphorically in the context of transforming weapons into tools of peace.

Usage: The term "machareshah" refers to a plow or plowshare, an agricultural implement used for tilling the soil in preparation for planting crops. In the biblical context, it symbolizes the act of preparing the ground for sowing, which is essential for agricultural productivity and sustenance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and economy. The plow was a critical tool for farmers, enabling them to break up the soil and prepare it for planting. The use of plows is often mentioned in the context of peace and prosperity, as well as in prophetic imagery where weapons are transformed into farming tools, symbolizing a future era of peace (e.g., Isaiah 2:4).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from charash
Definition
a plowshare
NASB Translation
hoe (1), plowshare (1), plowshares (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מַחֲרֵשָׁה, מַחֲרֶ֫שֶׁת] noun feminine ploughshare — singular suffix לִלְטוֺשׁ אִישׁ מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֺ 1 Samuel 8:20 to sharpen each man his ploughshare 1 Samuel 13:20 (+ אֵתוֺ, קַרְדֻּמּוֺ) + מַחֲרֵשָׁתוֺ 1 Samuel 13:20, read probably דָּרְבָּנוֺ his goad (so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 We Dr, see 1 Samuel 13:21); plural absolute מַחֲרֵשֹׁת 1 Samuel 13:21 (+ similar list; on text of both verses see Dr).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
mattock

From charash; probably a pick-axe -- mattock.

see HEBREW charash

Forms and Transliterations
לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ למחרשת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ מחרשתו׃ lam·ma·ḥă·rê·šōṯ lammachareShot lammaḥărêšōṯ ma·ḥă·rê·šā·ṯōw machareshaTo maḥărêšāṯōw
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Samuel 13:20
HEB: קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃
NAS: to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock,
KJV: and his axe, and his mattock.
INT: his mattock his axe his plowshare

1 Samuel 13:21
HEB: הַפְּצִ֣ירָה פִ֗ים לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ
NAS: was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks,
KJV: Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters,
INT: the charge according the plowshares the mattocks three

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4281
2 Occurrences


lam·ma·ḥă·rê·šōṯ — 1 Occ.
ma·ḥă·rê·šā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
















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