Strong's Hebrew · H2782

חָרַץ

chârats · khaw-rats'

bestir self, decide, decree, determine, maim, move.

Definition

properly, to point sharply, i.e. (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 11 times in Scripture

Joshua 10:21

The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

Exodus 11:7

But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

Isaiah 28:22

So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

Daniel 9:26

Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Daniel 11:36

Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.

1 Kings 20:40

But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”

Isaiah 10:22

Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.

Isaiah 10:23

For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.

2 Samuel 5:24

As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

Job 14:5

Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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