חֵרֵשׁ
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Meanings
Masculine noun
1. A (male) deaf person, a non-hearing person.
Pronunciation
kherésh
Examples5
You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind
Deaf people can talk in sign language.
Deaf-mute people can use sign language to communicate.
A deaf man who married a hearing woman or a hearing man who married a deaf woman
All are acceptable to read the Scroll of Esther, except for a deaf-mute, an idiot, and a minor.