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Lexicon :: Strong's H2742 - ḥārûṣ

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חָרוּץ
Transliteration
ḥārûṣ
Pronunciation
khaw-roots'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass. participle of חָרַץ (H2782)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 752a,b,753a

Strong’s Definitions

חֲרוּץ chărûwts, khaw-roots'; or חָרֻץ châruts; passive participle of H2782; properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager:—decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H2742 in the following manner: gold (6x), diligent (5x), decision (2x), threshing instrument (2x), sharp (1x), sharp things (1x), wall (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H2742 in the following manner: gold (6x), diligent (5x), decision (2x), threshing instrument (2x), sharp (1x), sharp things (1x), wall (1x).
adjective

  1. sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent

    masculine noun

  2. strict decision, decision

  3. trench, moat, ditch

  4. gold (poetical)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲרוּץ chărûwts, khaw-roots'; or חָרֻץ châruts; passive participle of H2782; properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager:—decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.
STRONGS H2742: Abbreviations
† I. חָרוּץ adjective sharp, diligent (on this and following see BaNB 173) — חָרוּץ Isaiah 28:27 + 11 times; 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 עֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ Joel 4:14 [Joel 3:14] (twice in verse) valley of strict decision (see Bal.c.).

† III. חָרוּץ noun [masculine] trench, moat (Aramaic חֲרִיצָא; Assyrian ḫariṣu, ḫiriṣu, id., DlHWB) — only in רְחוֺב וְח׳ Daniel 9:25, si vera lectio; as above Ges Herzf Ew Zö Meinh (q. v.); Gr רְחוֺב וחיץ; < Syriac Version Bev רְחוֺב וָחוּץ with public places and streets.

† V. חָרוּץ noun masculineProverbs 8:10 gold, in poetry (Phoenician חרץ, see DrSm xxviii; Assyrian ḫurâṣu) — חָרוּץ Psalm 68:14 + 5 times; gold, always || כֶּסֶף; Zechariah 9:3, of dove's wings Psalm 68:14 בִּירַקְרַק ח׳; elsewhere in comparison with value of wisdom, etc. Proverbs 3:14; Proverbs 8:10 (נִבְחָר ח׳) Proverbs 8:19; Proverbs 16:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

41:22

Psalms

68:14; 68:14

Proverbs

3:14; 8:10; 8:10; 8:19; 10:4; 10:4; 12:24; 12:24; 12:27; 13:4; 13:4; 16:16; 21:5

Isaiah

28:27; 28:27; 41:15

Daniel

9:25; 9:25

Joel

3:14

Amos

1:3; 1:3

Zechariah

9:3

H2742

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Strong's Number H2742 matches the Hebrew חָרוּץ (ḥārûṣ),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 -
His underparts are like sharp potsherds:
He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 -
When ye lie among the sheepfolds,
It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her pinions with yellow gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:14

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For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,
And the profit thereof than fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:10

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Receive my instruction, and not silver;
And knowledge rather than choice gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:19

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My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
And my revenue than choice silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:4

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He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:24

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The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:4

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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 -
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 -
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:27 - For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:15 - Behold, I have made thee to be a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25 - Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the anointed one, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troublous times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14 - Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
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