cha.rish denotes the agricultural activity that may cease in famine or be set aside for rest.

The term denotes agricultural work in contexts of its absence during famine, its suspension on a day of rest, and work performed for a ruler's land.

1. Agricultural work and its interruption · dominant

   In Genesis 45:6, the absolute noun occurs in the statement that coming years will have neither the activity nor harvest; the APB renders the clause "there will be neither plowing nor harvest." In Exodus 34:21, the same absolute form is named with harvest as work from which rest is required; the APB renders "in plowing and in harvest you shall rest." In 1 Samuel 8:12, the construct form occurs in the assignment of people to work a ruler's ground; the APB renders "some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest."

   Genesis 45:6Exodus 34:211 Samuel 8:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the three verses, the APB presents the activity as "plowing": absent in famine, set aside for rest, and carried out on a ruler's ground. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every case.