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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 BoxJob 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 - “His underparts H8478 are like sharp H2303 potsherds; H2789
He [fn]spreads H7502 out like a threshing H2742 sledge H2742 on the mire. H2916

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - [fn]When H518 you lie H7901 down H7901 among H996 the [fn]sheepfolds, H8240
You are like the wings H3671 of a dove H3123 covered H2645 with silver, H3701
And its pinions H84 with glistening H3422 gold. H2742

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:14 - For her profit H5504 is better H2896 than H4480 the profit H5504 of silver H3701
And her gain H8393 better than H4480 fine gold. H2742

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:10 - “Take H3947 my instruction H4148 and not silver, H3701
And knowledge H1847 rather H4480 than H4480 choicest H977 gold. H2742

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19 - “My fruit H6529 is better H2896 than H4480 gold, H2742 even pure H6337 gold, H6337
And my yield H8393 better than H4480 choicest H977 silver. H3701

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - Poor H7326 is he who works H6213 with a negligent H7423 hand, H3709
But the hand H3027 of the diligent H2742 makes H6238 rich. H6238

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 - The hand H3027 of the diligent H2742 will rule, H4910
But the [fn]slack H7423 hand will be put to forced H4522 labor. H4522

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - A [fn]lazy H7423 man H7423 does not [fn]roast H2760 his prey, H6718
But the precious H3368 possession H1952 of a man H120 is diligence. H2742

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - The soul H5315 of the sluggard H6102 craves H183 and gets nothing, H369
But the soul H5315 of the diligent H2742 is made H1878 fat. H1878

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - How H4100 much better H2896 it is to get H7069 wisdom H2451 than H4480 gold! H2742
And to get H7069 understanding H998 is to be chosen H977 above H4480 silver. H3701

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 - The plans H4284 of the diligent H2742 lead surely H389 to advantage, H4195
But everyone H3605 who is hasty H213 comes surely H389 to poverty. H4270

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:27 - For dill H7100 is not threshed H1758 with a threshing H2742 sledge, H2742
Nor H3808 is the cartwheel H5699 [fn]driven H5437 over H5921 cummin; H3646
But dill H7100 is beaten H2251 out with a rod, H4294 and cummin H3646 with a club. H7626

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:15 - “Behold, H2009 I have made H7760 you a new, H2319 sharp H2742 threshing H4173 sledge H4173 with double edges; H6310
You will thresh H1758 the mountains H2022 and pulverize H1854 them,
And will make H7760 the hills H1389 like chaff. H4671

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25 - “So you are to know H3045 and discern H7919 that from the issuing H4161 of a [fn]decree H1697 to restore H7725 and rebuild H1129 Jerusalem H3389 until H5704 [fn]Messiah H4899 the Prince H5057 there will be seven H7655 weeks H7620 and sixty-two H8346 H8147 weeks; H7620 it will be built H1129 again, H7725 with [fn]plaza H7339 and moat, H2742 even in times H6256 of distress. H6695

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14 - Multitudes, H1995 multitudes H1995 in the valley H6010 of [fn]decision! H2742
For the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 is near H7138 in the valley H6010 of [fn]decision. H2742

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD, H3068
“For three H7969 transgressions H6588 of Damascus H1834 and for four H702
I will not [fn]revoke H7725 its punishment,
Because H5921 they threshed H1758 Gilead H1568 with implements of sharp H2742 iron. H1270

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - For Tyre H6865 built H1129 herself a fortress H4692
And piled H6651 up silver H3701 like dust, H6083
And gold H2742 like the mire H2916 of the streets. H2351
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