Bible Dictionary

Earing

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

An Old English word (from the Latin aro, I plough), meaning “ploughing.” It is used in the Authorized Version in Gen. 45:6; Ex. 34:21; 1 Sam. 8:12; Deut. 21:4; Isa. 30:24; but the Revised Version has rendered the original in these places by the ordinary word to plough or till.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21) Derived from the Latin arare , to plough; hence it means ploughing.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

er'-ing (harish):

The Hebrew word is twice translated "earing" in the King James Version (Ge 45:6; Ex 34:21). The Revised Version (British and American) rendering is "plowing": "There shall be neither plowing nor harvest."

See also De 21:4; 1Sa 8:12; Isa 30:24.