חרוץ
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