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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 752a)sharp, diligent; strict decision; incised, incisive, trench, gold, threshing-sledge, determination, eager; decision, pointed things, threshing instrument, wall
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָרוּץadjective: sharp, diligent
חָרוּץnoun, masculine: strict decision
Strong's H2742חֲרוּץ: properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager KJV:decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 752: חָרַץḥāraṣ — cut, sharpen, decide; mutilate; decisive; point, wound, be alert; bestir self, decree, determine, maim, move