מֵ/חָר֥וּץ
𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑
mecharuts
rather than choicest
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 8:10 · Word #6
Lexicon H2742
| Lemma | חֲרוּץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chărûwts |
| Strong's | H2742 |
| In-context | rather than choicest |
Morphology HR/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 H2742-04
a sharpened thing
| Root | חרץ (ḥ-r-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, sharpening, incisiveness, decisive action, determination |
| Semantic Range | a sharp or pointed implement, threshing-sledge with sharp teeth, trench (as cut), gold (as mined or cut out), decisive decree, diligence or eagerness (figurative extension of sharpness). |
| Conceptual Significance | The term connects physical sharpness or cutting with decisive action and value. In biblical usage it can denote precious gold (as extracted), instruments of threshing (agents of separation), or firm decisions—linking the ideas of incision, separation, and determined resolve. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun (Ncmsa), from a passive participial form of חרץ functioning substantivally; absolute state. The prefixed מֵ in the cited forms is a preposition ("from") and not part of the noun itself. |
| Rendering Rationale | חֲרוּץ is a masculine singular noun derived from the passive participle of חרץ, "to cut/sharpen/decide." Rendering it as "a sharpened thing" preserves the core sense of something cut or made sharp, while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרץ (cutting, sharpening, incisiveness, decisive action, determination)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2742-01 |
charuts | a sharpened one |
H2742-02 |
charutsim | decisive ones |
H2742-03 |
hecharuts | the decisive-cut |
H2757-01 |
uvacharitsey | and in the cutting-sledges of |
H2742-05 |
vecharuts | and a cut-trench |
H2782-01 |
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 |