חרוץ

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ץ (kh-r-ts)

Etymology 1

Adjective

חָרוּץ • (kharúts)

1. diligent
2. furrowed
3. utter

Etymology 2

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

Noun

חָרוּץ • (kharúts) m (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

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

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָרוּץ (kharutz)

Noun

חרוץ • (khorets) m, plural חרוצים (kharutsem)

1. a diligent man