חָרוּץ
cha.ruts
“sharp”
Definition
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
or חָרֻץ; passive participle of H2782 (חָרַץ);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
חָרוּץ appears 15 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This is what the LORD says:“For three transgressions of Damascus, even four,I will not revoke My judgment,because they threshed Gileadwith sledges of iron.
Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge,new and sharp, with many teeth.You will thresh the mountains and crush them,and reduce the hills to chaff.
The hand of the diligent will rule,but laziness ends in forced labor.
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold!To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Receive my instruction instead of silver,and knowledge rather than pure gold.
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