Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2738 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָרוּל חָרוּל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | apparently, a passive participle of an unused root probably meaning to be prickly |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | charuwl |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-rool' (or (shortened) charul {khaw-rool'};) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weed |
| KJV Renderings: | nettle. |
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חָרוּל noun [masculine] a kind of weed, perhaps chickpea (cicercula), see Löwp. 153 (Syriac [untranscribed source text 1972] fodder for horses; ᵑ7 Prov 24:31 gives חוּרְלָא) — absolute ׳ ח Job 30:6; Zeph 2:9 plural חֲרֻלִים Prov 24:31 — as growing in devastated land, collective Zeph 2:9 in vineyard of slothful, plural ׳ כִּסּוּ פניו ח Prov 24:31 (|| קִמְּשׂגִים); as sole shelter of certain outcast peoples Job 30:7 (שִׂיחִים).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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