וּ֝/מֵ/חָר֗וּץ
𐤅/𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑
umecharuts
and-than-fine-gold
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.
Proverbs 3:14 · Word #6
Lexicon H2742
| Lemma | חֲרוּץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chărûwts |
| Strong's | H2742 |
| In-context | and-than-fine-gold |
Morphology HC/R/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2742-09
and from mined-gold
| Root | חרץ (ḥ-r-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, incising, sharpening, decisive determination |
| Semantic Range | mined gold, trench (as cut), threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth), sharp or pointed thing, decisive act, determination, diligence |
| Conceptual Significance | As “mined gold,” the term evokes value obtained through cutting or extraction, linking material preciousness with the root idea of decisiveness and sharpness. Figuratively, it can convey firmness of decision or resolute action in biblical thought. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular absolute noun (Ncmsa) with prefixed conjunction ו and preposition מִן (assimilated to מֵ). Derived from the passive participial form of חרץ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חָרוּץ derives from the root חרץ (“to cut, incise, decide”) and in this nominal form refers to gold as something cut out or mined from the earth. The morphology shows a masculine singular absolute noun with prefixed conjunction ו (“and”) and preposition מִן (“from”), hence “and from mined-gold,” preserving both the root sense of cutting and the grammatical form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרץ (cutting, incising, sharpening, decisive determination)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2742-01 |
bacharutsot | with the sharp threshing-sledges |
H2782-01 |
charats | he has sharply decided |
H2782-02 |
charatseta | you have 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 |