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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Adjective
חָרוּץ • (kharúts)
- diligent
- furrowed
- utter
Etymology 2
Compare Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣum) and Ugaritic 𐎃𐎗𐎕 (ḫrṣ /ḫurāṣu/).
Noun
חָרוּץ • (kharúts) m (no plural forms)
- (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)
- a diligent man