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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4281. מַחֲרֵשָׁה (machareshah) -- Plow, plowshare</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4281.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_samuel/13-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4281.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4281</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4280.htm" title="4280">◄</a> 4281. machareshah <a href="../hebrew/4282.htm" title="4282">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">machareshah: Plow, plowshare</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מַחֲרֵשָׁה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>machareshah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-khah-reh-shah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(makh-ar-ay-shaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Plow, plowshare<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a pick-axe<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root חָרַשׁ (charash), meaning "to plow" or "to engrave."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G724: ἄροτρον (arotron) - plow<p> - G160: αἰχμή (aichmē) - spear, used metaphorically in the context of transforming weapons into tools of peace.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm">charash</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a plowshare<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hoe (1), plowshare (1), plowshares (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מַחֲרֵשָׁה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מַחֲרֶ֫שֶׁת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>ploughshare</b></font> — singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">לִלְטוֺשׁ אִישׁ מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/8-20.htm">1 Samuel 8:20</a> <em>to sharpen each man his ploughshare</em> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">אֵתוֺ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">קַרְדֻּמּוֺ</font>) + <font class="hebrew2">מַחֲרֵשָׁתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-20.htm">1 Samuel 13:20</a>, read probably <font class="hebrew2">דָּרְבָּנוֺ</font> <em>his goad</em> (so <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> We Dr, see <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-21.htm">1 Samuel 13:21</a>); plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">מַחֲרֵשֹׁת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-21.htm">1 Samuel 13:21</a> (+ similar list; on text of both verses see Dr). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>mattock <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm">charash</a>; probably a pick-axe -- mattock. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm">charash</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ למחרשת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ מחרשתו׃ lam·ma·ḥă·rê·šōṯ lammachareShot lammaḥărêšōṯ ma·ḥă·rê·šā·ṯōw machareshaTo maḥărêšāṯōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 13:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת <b> מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to sharpen <span class="itali">his plowshare,</span> his mattock,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and his axe, <span class="itali">and his mattock.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his mattock his axe <span class="itali">his plowshare</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/13-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 13:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַפְּצִ֣ירָה פִ֗ים <b> לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ </b> וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was two-thirds <span class="itali">of a shekel for the plowshares,</span> the mattocks,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Yet they had a file <span class="itali">for the mattocks,</span> and for the coulters,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the charge according <span class="itali">the plowshares</span> the mattocks three<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4281.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4281.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4281<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lammachareshot_4281.htm">lam·ma·ḥă·rê·šōṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/machareshato_4281.htm">ma·ḥă·rê·šā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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