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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 undersides are like sharp potsherds, Leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - While you sleep among the campfires, The wings of a dove sheathed with silver, Her feathers with shining gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:14 - For her good profit is better than getting silver, And her return is better than fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:10 - Receive my instruction rather than silver; Knowledge rather than choice gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19 - My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; My yield than choice silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 - The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, But laziness ends in slave labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - The slothful man doesn't roast his game, But the possessions of diligent men are prized.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, But the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 - The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; And everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:27

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:15 - Behold, I have made you to be a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall 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 mitzvah to restore and to build Yerushalayim to the Messiah the prince, shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troubled 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 the LORD is near, in the valley of decision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Dammesek, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they have threshed Gil`ad with threshing instruments of iron;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - Tzor built herself a stronghold, And heaped up silver like the dust, And fine gold like the mire of the streets.
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