חרוץ

Hebrew
Root
ח־ר־ץ (ḥ-r-ṣ)

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
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