Proverbs 21:5:2Prov.21.5.W2TAB
חָ֭רוּץ
kharuts
“of the diligent”
- Transliteration
- kha-RUTS
- Extended
- khaa-ROOTS
- IPA
- /ħaˈruːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the diligent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-RUTS
- clause
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR
- sentence
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR ve-KHOL-ATS akh-le-mach-SOR
Exegesis
The adjective charuts {חָ֭רוּץ | ḥā-rûṣ} ‘diligent’ is used substantively to specify the actor.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Resh–Tsade
“to be sharp, diligent”
In context — Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who acts hastily comes only to lack.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:5, so the Hebrew word חָ֭רוּץ (kharuts) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.5.W2.S1) and character.