חָרוּץ charuts
Hebrew word for “sharp” · Strong’s H2742 · used 19 times in 18 verses
Meaning
adj; sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent
Senses in the lexicon
- sharp (10)
- gold (6)
- decision (2)
- trench (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for charuts in context, with how often each is used:
- more than gold 4
- diligent people 3
- threshing sledge 2
- gold 2
- decision 2
- mutilation 1
- diligent 1
- diligent person 1
- sharp 1
- threshing sledges 1
- moat 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 9 | 1.3 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Joel | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 8 (2), Proverbs 12 (2), Leviticus 22 (1), Job 41 (1), Psalms 68 (1), Proverbs 3 (1), Proverbs 10 (1), Proverbs 13 (1), Proverbs 16 (1), Proverbs 21 (1)
Forms
- חרוץ 6
- מחרוץ 3
- חרוצים 2
- וחרוץ 2
- החרוץ 2
- חרצים 1
- בחרוץ 1
- בחרצות 1
- ומחרוץ 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with charuts more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 6
- דּוּשׁ dush “to tread” 3
- רְמִיָּה remiyyah “deceit” 3
- טִיט tit “mud” 2
- בָּחַר bachar “to choose” 3
- תְּבוּאָה tevuah “produce” 2
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 3
- בָּנָה banah “to build” 2
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 2
Key verses
The verses using charuts that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 68:13 — Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
- Proverbs 3:14 — For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
- Proverbs 8:10 — Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
- Proverbs 10:4 — He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 12:24 — The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- Proverbs 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 16:16 — How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
- Isaiah 41:15 — Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
- Daniel 9:25 — Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks,…
- Joel 3:14 — Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
- Amos 1:3 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with…
- Zechariah 9:3 — And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
See all 18 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.