חֲרַז ch. same 1) to sting, perforate. Yeb. 75ᵇ top חַרְזֵיה סילוא וכ׳ a thorn wounded him &c. Ab. Zar. 28ᵇ זיבורא ודחרזיה וכ׳ he who suffers from the sting of a wasp, or of a thorn. —2) to string beads; trnsf. to compare verses (v. preced.). Cant. R. to I, 10 אית דידע למֶיחֲרוֹז וכ׳ some know how to string but not how to bore pearls, i.e. some know how to bring on parallels without having the ability to enter into the depth of a subject.
Af. - אַחֲריז to cause to sting, to prickle. Gitt. 84ᵃ מַחֲרֵיז Ar., v. בְּרַז.