Lexical Definition

‎חָרִיץ‎ chârîyts (khaw-reets') incision ^H:N-M
or חֲרִץ chărits (khaw-reets'); from ‎חָרַץ‎; (compare ‎חֲרוּץ‎)

[phrase] cheese, harrow.

• properly, incisure or (passively) incised
• hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth)
• also a slice (as cut)

1) a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument, sharp cutting instrument, harrow, hoe

See Greek: τρίβολος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָרִיץ‎] noun masculine^{1Sam 17:18} a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument; — plural construct ‎חֲרִיצֵי‎ 1Sam 17:18; 1Chr 20:3 ‎חֲרִצֵי‎ 2Sam 12:31 —

1. ‎הֶחָלָב‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ 1Sam 17:18 cuts of milk i.e. cheeses.

2. sharp instrument of iron, 2Sam 12:31 = 1Chr 20:3 ‎הַבַּרְזֶל וּבַמְּגֵרָוֺת‎ ‎׳‎‎בַּמְּגֵרָה ובח‎ (compare Amos 1:3 below ‎חרוץ‎ 1, and Dr^Sm).

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