חֲרוּץ

Strong’s 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

Etymology & Derivation

or חָרֻץ; passive participle of H2782 (חָרַץ);

KJV Usage

decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(adj) sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent
• 2.(n m) strict decision, decision
• 3.trench, moat, ditch
• 4.gold (poetical)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chărûwts; Pronunciation: khaw-roots'