חָרַץ (ḥāraṣ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning cut. It appears
12 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2782).
Also rendered
to decide
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 752)
Root family 752: חָרַץḥāraṣ — I, bestir oneself, decide, decree, determine, maim, move. (RSV similar except that it translates “growl” and “mutilate” in Ex 11;7.)