Bible Dictionary
Earing
Earing is an old word meaning plowing or tilling the ground. It occurs in older English Bible translations where newer translations generally use “plowing.”
Definition
Earing is an old English word meaning plowing or tilling the ground. It is derived from a Latin word meaning “I plough.”
Biblical Usage
Older English versions use “earing” in passages concerning plowing and harvest. Later versions generally translate the underlying Hebrew word with “plowing.”
Historical Background
The word occurs in the Authorized Version in Genesis, Exodus, and several other passages, while the Revised Version replaces it with the more familiar terms “plow” or “till.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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
(Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21) Derived from the Latin arare, to plough; hence it means ploughing.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>er'-ing (harish):</p><p>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."</p><p>See also De 21:4; 1Sa 8:12; Isa 30:24.</p>