H2759

חֲרִישִׁי

cha.ri.shiH:A

scorching

harsh, hot, sultry, silent (meaning uncertain)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[חֲרִישִׁי] adjective meaning wholly dubious; only רוּחַ קָדִים חֲרִישְׁית Jonah 4:8 a silent east wind is not suitable in context; still = sultry is mere conjecture; Hi autumnal (√ I. חרשׁ); St proposes חרישׂית = חריסית, from חֶרֶס sun (or √ whence חֶרֶס comes) hot east wind; We makes no attempt to explain.


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