חֲרַז

חֲרַזch. sam(חרזto bore holes, to carry thread through a hole), 1) to sting, perforate. Yeb.75b top חַרְזֵיה סילואוכ׳ a thorn wounded him Ab. Zar.28b זיבורא ודחרזיהוכ׳ he who suffers from the sting of a wasp, or of a thorn. 2) to string beads; trnsf. to compare verses (v. preced.). Cant. R. to I, 10 אית דידע למֶיחֲרוֹזוכ׳ some know how to string but not how to bore pearls, i. e. some know how to bring on parallels without having the ability to enter into the depth of a subject. Af. אַחֲריז to cause to sting, to prickle. Gitt.84a מַחֲרֵיז Ar., v. בְּרַז.