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Harrow

(Heb. harits), a tribulum or sharp threshing sledge; a frame armed on the under side with rollers or sharp spikes (2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3).

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Heb. verb sadad, to harrow a field, break its clods (Job 39:10; Isa. 28:4; Hos. 10: 11). Its form is unknown. It may have resembled the instrument still in use in Egypt.

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The word so rendered, (2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3) is probably a threshing-machine. The verb rendered “to harrow,” (Job 39:10; Isaiah 28:24; Hosea 10:11) expresses apparently the breaking of the clods, and is so far analogous to our harrowing—but whether done by any such machine as we call a “harrow” is very doubtful.

In the Bible

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Verses where Harrow is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Isaiah 28:24

    Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?

  • Job 39:10

    Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?

Scripture on Harrow

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Voices on Harrow

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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.

Christ's Descent into Hades (The Harrowing of Hell)10:27
Patristix

Christ's Descent into Hades (The Harrowing of Hell)

Patristix

Lord of Spirits - The Harrowing of Hell (read by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick) [Ep. 40]30:52
Ancient Faith

Lord of Spirits - The Harrowing of Hell (read by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick) [Ep. 40]

Ancient Faith

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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