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Lexicon :: Strong's H2782 - ḥāraṣ

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חָרַץ
Transliteration
ḥāraṣ
Pronunciation
khaw-rats'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 752

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).

  1. 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.
STRONGS H2782: Abbreviations
† I. חָרַץ verb cut, sharpen, decide (Late Hebrew id., cut in, decide, Aramaic in derivatives; Assyrian ḫarâṣu, dig, decide, ḫariṣu, trench, ZehnpfBAS i. 502; Phoenician חרץ decision, HoffmAGG 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 BaNB 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

11:7; 11:7

Leviticus

22:22; 22:22

Joshua

10:21; 10:21

2 Samuel

5:24; 5:24

1 Kings

20:40; 20:40

Job

14:5; 14:5

Isaiah

10:22; 10:22; 10:23; 10:23; 28:22

Daniel

9:26; 9:26; 9:27; 11:36