חרמש

Hebrew
Root
ח־ר־מ־שׁ (ḥ-r-m-š)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian ḫpš.

Noun

חֶרְמֵשׁ • (khermésh) m

  1. scythe
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 23:26, with translation of the New International Version:
      כִּי תָבֹא בְּקָמַת רֵעֶךָ, וְקָטַפְתָּ מְלִילֹת בְּיָדֶךָ; וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף עַל קָמַת רֵעֶךָ.
      Ki tavó bəqamát re'écha, vəqatáfta məlilót bəyadécha; vəḥerméš lo taníf 'al qamát re'écha.
      If you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to their standing grain.

References
  • “חרמש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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