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Strong's #2742 - חָרֻץ

Transliteration
chărûwts
Phonetics
khaw-roots', khaw-roots'
Origin
pass. participle of (H2782)
Parts of Speech
particle
TWOT
752a,b,753a
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent (adjective)

2) strict decision, decision (noun masculine)

3) trench, moat, ditch (noun masculine)

4) gold (poetical) (noun masculine)

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 248 ‑ ἀλοάω (al‑o‑ah'‑o);  1349 ‑ δίκη (dee'‑kay);  1588 ‑ ἐκλεκτός (ek‑lek‑tos');  4643 ‑ σκληρότης (sklay‑rot'‑ace);  5038 ‑ τεῖχος (ti'‑khos);  5553 ‑ χρυσίον (khroo‑see'‑on);  5557 ‑ χρυσός (khroo‑sos');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (18)
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 2
Daniel 1
Joel 2
Amos 1
Zechariah 1
HCS (0)
HCS (17)
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 8
Isaiah 2
Daniel 1
Joel 2
Amos 1
Zechariah 1
BSB (18)
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 2
Daniel 1
Joel 2
Amos 1
Zechariah 1
ESV (18)
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 2
Daniel 1
Joel 2
Amos 1
Zechariah 1
WEB (18)
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 9
Isaiah 2
Daniel 1
Joel 2
Amos 1
Zechariah 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2209) yrh (ההרתס HhRTs) AC: Sharp CO: Hoe AB: ?: A sharp cutting instrument. [from: lh- piercing]

V) yrh (ההרתס HhRTs) - Decide: To make a decision in the sense of dividing between two choices. KJV (12): (vf: Paal, Niphal) determine, move, decide, bestir, main, decree - Strongs: H2782 (חָרַץ)

bm) yirh (ההריתס HhRYTs) - I. Hoe:A sharp instrument for digging. II. Sharp:sharp taste. KJV (3): harrow - Strongs: H2757 (חָרִץ)

dm) yfrh (ההרותס HhRWTs) - I. Shard:Sharp pieces of potsherds or iron as used on threshing boards to break open grain. II. Diligent:As sharp in action. III. Gold: KJV (18): gold, diligent, decision, threshing, sharp, wall - Strongs: H2742 (חָרֻץ)

mm) nyrh (ההרתסנ HhRTsN) - Seed: The seed of a grape as sharp. KJV (1): kernel - Strongs: H2785 (חַרְצָנ)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 I. חָרוּץ adjective sharp, diligent (on this and following see Ba NB 173) — חָרוּץ Isaiah 28:27 11t.; plural חֲרוּצִים Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 12:24; חֲרֻצִים Proverbs 13:4; חֲרֻצוֺת Amos 1:3; —

1 sharp: of threshing instrument חָדָשׁ׳מוֺרָג ח Isaiah 41:15; without ׳מ, as substantive, Isaiah 28:27 (where יוּדַשׁ); הַבַּרְזֶל׳ח Amos 1:3; Job 41:22 (figurative of crocodile).

2 figurative diligent: as substantive Proverbs 21:5; opposed to רְמִיָּךְ Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 12:24,27; opposed to עָצֵּל Proverbs 13:4. — Daniel 9:25 see IV. חרוץ.

II. חָרוּץ noun [masculine] strict decision, only עֵמֶקהֶחָרוּץ Joel Daniel 4:14 (twice in verse) valley of strict decision (see Ba l.c.).

III. חָרוּץ

noun [masculine] trench, moat (Aramaic חֲרִיצָא; Assyrian —ariƒu, —iriƒu, id., Dl HWB) — only in ׳רְחוֺב וְח Daniel 9:25, si vera lectio; as above Ges Herzf Ew Zö Meinh (q. v.); Gr רְחוֺב וחיץ; < ᵑ6 Bev רְחוֺב וָחוּץ with public places and streets.

see חָרוּץ noun masculine Proverbs 8:10 gold, in poetry (Phoenician חרץ, see Dr Sm xxviii; Assyrian —urâƒu) — חָרוּץ Psalm 68:14 5t.; gold, always "" כֶּסֶף; Zechariah 9:3, of dove's wings Psalm 68:14 ׳בִּירַקְרַק ח; elsewhere in comparison with value of Wisdom of Solomon , etc. Proverbs 3:14; Proverbs 8:10 (נִבְחָר׳ח) Proverbs 8:19; Proverbs 16:16.

חרצב (quadriliteral √ of following; compare Arabic bind or twist powerfully, Frey).


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List of Word Forms
בֶֽחָרוּץ֙ בַּחֲרֻצ֥וֹת בחרוץ בחרצות הֶֽחָר֑וּץ הֶחָרֽוּץ׃ החרוץ החרוץ׃ וְחָר֔וּץ וְחָר֖וּץ וּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץ וחרוץ ומחרוץ חָ֭רוּץ חָר֣וּץ חָרֻצִ֣ים חָרֽוּץ׃ חָרוּצִ֣ים חָרוּצִ֥ים חרוץ חרוץ׃ חרוצים חרצים מֵחָר֑וּץ מֵחָר֣וּץ מֵחָר֥וּץ מחרוץ ba·ḥă·ru·ṣō·wṯ bacharuTzot baḥăruṣōwṯ ḇe·ḥā·rūṣ ḇeḥārūṣ chaRutz charuTzim ḥā·ru·ṣîm ḥā·rū·ṣîm ḥā·rūṣ ḥārūṣ ḥāruṣîm ḥārūṣîm he·ḥā·rūṣ hechaRutz heḥārūṣ mê·ḥā·rūṣ mechaRutz mêḥārūṣ ū·mê·ḥā·rūṣ umechaRutz ūmêḥārūṣ vechaRutz wə·ḥā·rūṣ wəḥārūṣ
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