חרוץ

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Hebrew

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Root
ח־ר־ץ (kh-r-ts)

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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חָרוּץ (kharúts)

  1. diligent
  2. furrowed
  3. utter

Etymology 2

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Compare Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣum) and Ugaritic 𐎃𐎗𐎕 (ḫrṣ /⁠ḫurāṣu⁠/).

Noun

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חָרוּץ (kharútsm (no plural forms)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) gold
    Synonyms: זָהָב, פַּז, סְגוֹר, כֶּתֶם, בֶּצֶר, אוֹפִיר
    • 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

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  • חרוץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew חָרוּץ (kharutz)

Noun

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חרוץ (khoretsm, plural חרוצים (kharutsem)

  1. a diligent man