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Lexicon :: Strong's H2738 - ḥārûl

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חָרוּל
Transliteration
ḥārûl
Pronunciation
khaw-rool'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently, a pass. participle of an unused root probably meaning to be prickly
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TWOT Reference: 743a

Strong’s Definitions

חָרוּל chârûwl, khaw-rool'; or (shortened) חָרֻל chârul; apparently, a passive participle of an unused root probably meaning to be prickly; properly, pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weed:—nettle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H2738 in the following manner: nettle (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H2738 in the following manner: nettle (3x).

  1. nettles, weeds, kind of weed (perhaps chickpea)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָרוּל chârûwl, khaw-rool'; or (shortened) חָרֻל chârul; apparently, a passive participle of an unused root probably meaning to be prickly; properly, pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weed:—nettle.
STRONGS H2738: Abbreviations
† חָרוּל noun [masculine] a kind of weed, perhaps chickpea (cicercula), see Löwp. 153 (Syriac bdb035504 fodder for horses; Targum Proverbs 24:31 gives חוּרְלָא) — absolute ח׳ Job 30:6; Zephaniah 2:9; plural חֲרֻלִים Proverbs 24:31; — as growing in devastated land, collective Zephaniah 2:9; in vineyard of slothful, plural כִּסּוּ פניו ח׳ Proverbs 24:31 (|| קִמְּשׂגִים); as sole shelter of certain outcast peoples Job 30:7 (שִׂיחִים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

30:6; 30:7

Proverbs

24:31; 24:31; 24:31

Zephaniah

2:9; 2:9

H2738

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2738 matches the Hebrew חָרוּל (ḥārûl),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:7 - They brayed like animals among the bushes and were huddled together under the nettles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 - I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:9 - Therefore, as surely as I live," says the LORD who commands armies, the God of Israel, "be certain that Moab will become like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah. They will be overrun by weeds, filled with salt pits, and permanently desolate. Those of my people who are left will plunder their belongings; those who are left in Judah will take possession of their land."
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