חָ֭רוּץ
𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑
charuts
diligent
or חָרֻץ; passive participle of חָרַץ; 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.
H2742
Proverbs 21:5 · Word #2
Lexicon H2742
| Lemma | חֲרוּץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chărûwts |
| Strong's | H2742 |
| In-context | diligent |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2742-01
a sharpened one
| Root | חרץ (ḥ-r-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | to cut, to sharpen, to decide, to determine, to be decisive |
| Semantic Range | something sharpened or incised; a threshing instrument with sharp teeth; mined or refined gold; a decisive decree; a diligent or industrious person; something pointed or sharp |
| Conceptual Significance | The term links physical sharpness (cutting, threshing, mining) with metaphorical decisiveness and diligence. In biblical thought, what is "sharpened" is effective and purposeful—whether an instrument of judgment, refined gold, or a person marked by energetic resolve. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular absolute; from the root חרץ. Likely a Qal passive participle used substantivally, though it can function as a noun meaning gold, threshing sledge, or a decisive/diligent person. |
| Rendering Rationale | חָרוּץ is a masculine singular absolute form, functioning as a passive participle or substantive adjective from חרץ (“to cut, sharpen, decide”). Rendering it as "a sharpened one" preserves the passive sense of something cut or made sharp, while also allowing the figurative extension to decisiveness or diligence. The masculine singular form is reflected in the singular English expression. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרץ (to cut, to sharpen, to decide, to determine, to be decisive)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2782-01 |
charatseta | you have decisively decreed |
H2783-01 |
charetseh | his vigor-seat |
H2742-02 |
charutsim | decisive ones |
H2742-03 |
hecharuts | the decisive-cut |
H2742-04 |
mecharuts | a sharpened thing |
H2757-01 |
uvacharitsey | and in the cutting-sledges of |
H2742-05 |
vecharuts | and a cut-trench |
H2782-02 |
venecheratsah | and was decisively decreed |
Word Usage (18 occurrences of H2742)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 28:27 | בֶֽ/חָרוּץ֙ | vecharuts | with-a-threshing-sledge |
| Isaiah 41:15 | חָר֣וּץ | charuts | sharp |
| Joel 4:14 | הֶֽ/חָר֑וּץ | hecharuts | of-Decision |