חָרוּץ (ḥārûṣ) is a Hebrew noun meaning sharp. It appears 18 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2742).

Also rendered

• trench
• gold
• strict decision

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 752a)

Root family 752: חָרַץ ḥāraṣ — I, bestir oneself, decide, decree, determine, maim, move. (RSV similar except that it translates “growl” and “mutilate” in Ex 11;7.)

• חָרַץ ḥāraṣ — cut
• חָרִיץ ḥārîṣ — a cut
• חַרְצַנִּים ḥarṣannîm — grape-kernels

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