An old agricultural term for ploughing. Thus, in Isaiah 30:24, it is said, "The oxen also, and the young asses which ear," that is, "plough, the ground." So also in Genesis 45:6 Exodus 34:21 Deuteronomy 21:4 1 Samuel 8:12.
Source: ATS Bible Dictionary
Earing
An Old English word (from the Latin aro, I plough), meaning "ploughing." It is used in the Authorized Version in Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21; 1 Samuel 8:12; Deuteronomy 21:4; Isaiah 30:24; but the Revised Version has rendered the original in these places by the ordinary word to plough or till.
Source: Easton's Bible Dictionary
Earing
E'ARING, n. In seamen's language, a small rope employed to fasten the upper corner of a sail to its yard.
E'ARING, n. A plowing of land. Gen.44.
Source: King James Dictionary
Earing
(Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21) Derived from the Latin arare , to plough; hence it means ploughing.
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