Lexicon :: Strong's H2782 - ḥāraṣ

חָרַץ

Transliteration

ḥāraṣ

Pronunciation

khaw-rats'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 752

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חָרַץ chârats, khaw-rats'; a primitive root; properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide:—bestir self, decide, decree, determine, maim, move.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2782 in the following manner: determined (6x), move (2x), decide (1x), bestir (1x), maim (1x), decreed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2782 in the following manner: determined (6x), move (2x), decide (1x), bestir (1x), maim (1x), decreed (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to cut, sharpen, decide, decree, determine, maim, move, be decisive, be mutilated
1. (Qal)
  1. to cut, mutilate
  2. to sharpen
  3. to decide
2. (Niphal) to be decisive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חָרַץ chârats, khaw-rats'; a primitive root; properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide:—bestir self, decide, decree, determine, maim, move.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2782: Abbreviations

† I. חָרַץ verb cut, sharpen, decide (Late Hebrew id., cut in, decide, Aramaic in derivatives; Assyrian ḫarâṣu, dig, decide, ḫariṣu, trench, Zehnpf^{BAS i. 502}; Phoenician חרץ decision, Hoffm^{AGG xxxvi, May 1889, 11}) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ח׳ Joshua 10:21; חָרָ֑צְתָּ 1 Kings 20:40; Imperfect יֶחֱרַץֿ Exodus 11:7; 2nd person masculine singular תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ 2 Samuel 5:24; Passive participle חָרוּץ Isaiah 10:22; Leviticus 22:22; plural חֲרוּצִים Job 14:5 (see also חָרוּץ below); —

1. cut, mutilate Leviticus 22:22 (עַוֶּרֶת אוֺ שָׁבוּר אוֺחָֿרוּץ אוֺ יַבֶּלֶת).

2. sharpen, figurative the tongue, כֶּֿלֶב לְשֹׁנוֺ לְ לֹא יֶח׳ Exodus 11:7 (J), i.e. utter no sound against Israel, Joshua 10:21.

3. decide 1 Kings 20:40 (absolute); so participle pass חרוצים ימיו Job 14:5 his days are determined, fixed (|| מִסְמַּר חדשׁיו), Isaiah 10:22 כִּלָּיוֺן ח׳; act with decision 2 Samuel 5:24.

Niph. Participle נֶחֱרָצָה Isaiah 10:23 + 3 times; נֶחֱרֶצֶת Daniel 9:26 (both these forms infinitive construct according to Ba^{NB 90}); decisive כָּלָה וְנֶח׳ Isaiah 10:23; Isaiah 28:22; Daniel 9:27 a consumption and strict decision (i.e. that which is strictly determined), נֶעֱשָׂ֑תָה כי נ׳ Daniel 11:36; שֹׁמֵמוֺת נח׳ Daniel 9:26 strict determining of desolation.

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