חרוץ
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ר־ץ (ḥ-r-ṣ) |
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
חָרוּץ • (kharúts)
Etymology 2[edit]
Compare Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣum) and Ugaritic 𐎃𐎗𐎕 (ḫrṣ /ḫurāṣu/).
Noun[edit]
חָרוּץ • (kharúts) m (no plural forms)
- (Biblical Hebrew) gold
- Tanach, Zechariah 9:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַתִּבֶן צֹר מָצוֹר לָהּ וַתִּצְבָּר־כֶּסֶף כֶּעָפָר וְחָרוּץ כְּטִיט חוּצוֹת׃
- Va-tíven Tsor matsór lah; va-titsbor késef ke-ʿafar v-ḥarutz k'ṭiṭ ḥutsot.
- And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, And heaped up silver as the dust, And fine gold as the mire of the streets.
References[edit]
- “חרוץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hebrew חָרוּץ (kharutz)
Noun[edit]
חרוץ • (khorets) m, plural חרוצים (kharutsem)
- a diligent man
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- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ץ
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew adjectives
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- Hebrew nouns without plural forms
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