- חרש
- חֲרַשch. (v. preced. wds.) 1) to be entangled. Targ. Job 8:17. 2) to be choked, obstructed, deaf. Gen. R. s. 81 (prov.) מהולתך חַרְשָׁהוכ׳ if thy sieve is choked, knock at it (when you are forgetful of your duties, the Lord will remind you through affliction); v. טְרַש. 3) to practice witchcraft. Ib. s. 86 באתר דחרשין חֲרִישִׁין where there are sorcerers witchcraft is practiced. Pa. חַרֵש to entangle, inure. Targ. Ez. 13:20 (h. text צדד). Ithpe. אִתְחַרֵש to be entangled, confounded. Y.Hag. II, 77c top (expl. תאלמנה, Ps. 31:19) יִתְחַרְשָׁןוכ׳ may their lips be confounded, crushed, silenced, cmp. אִלֵּם a. חֵרֵש; Gen. R. s. 1 (corr. acc.)
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.