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“Cheese” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

The Hebrew words imply curds, or curdled milk (1 Sam. 17:18¹⁸And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. (1 Samuel 17:18); Job 10:10¹⁰Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? (Job 10:10); 2 Sam. 17:29²⁹And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. (2 Samuel 17:29)).

“Harrow” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(rake). “Threshing-machine” (2 Sam. 12:31³¹And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 12:31); 1 Chron. 20:3³And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 20:3)). Pulverizer of ground (Isa. 28:24²⁴Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? (Isaiah 28:24); Job 39:10¹⁰Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? (Job 39:10)), and elsewhere.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Curdled milk, which in some instances is dried and is solid enough to be cut into slices (1 Sam. 17:18¹⁸And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. (1 Samuel 17:18); 2 Sam. 17:29²⁹And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. (2 Samuel 17:29); Job 10:10¹⁰Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? (Job 10:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2757 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

chariyts

Phonic:

khaw-reets’

Meaning:

or charits {khaw-reets'}; from 2782; properly, incisure or (passively) incised (compare 2742); hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth): also a slice (as cut)

KJV Usage:

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