חֲרִישׁוּת, (denom. of חֵרֵשׁ) deafness. Sifra K’dosh. Par. 4, ch. IX שכן חֲרִישׁוּתוֹ גרמה לו where his deafness may be the reason why we must not curse him; Snh. 66ᵃ חֲרִישָׁתוֹ.