incision
cha.rits refers to cut or incised items, in contexts of iron implements and cheeses.
The attested uses place the construct plural in contexts of iron implements in 1 Chronicles 20:3 and 2 Samuel 12:31, while 1 Samuel 17:18 places it in the instruction to bring cheeses; the precise English contribution in the verse is read as a whole.
Senses in use
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Cutting or worked iron items · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 20:3 and 2 Samuel 12:31, the construct-plural form occurs in the accounts of people being handled or set to work with saws and iron implements. The APB renders the surrounding clauses with "iron cutting tools" in 1 Chronicles 20:3 and "iron picks and iron axes" in 2 Samuel 12:31, placing the term in an iron-working context without securely isolating its individual English equivalent.
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A cut food item · occasional
In 1 Samuel 17:18, the construct-plural form occurs in the instruction to bring ten cheeses to a commander while checking on the brothers' welfare. The APB renders the item as "ten cheeses," but its loose, whole-verse wording leaves the term's precise contribution uncertain.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the iron-context verses with "iron cutting tools" and "iron picks and iron axes," while 1 Samuel 17:18 has "ten cheeses." These expressions identify the verse contexts rather than fixed translations of the term.