Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2785 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חַרצַּן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2782 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chartsan |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kchar-tsan' |
| Meaning: | 1. a sour grape (as sharp in taste) |
| KJV Renderings: | kernel. |
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חַרְצַנִּים noun masculine plural some insignificant vine-product, usually taken as grape-kernels, grape-stones, from acrid taste, so Thes (after Onk , Mishna), see also זָּג above: וְעַדזָֿג ׳ מִגֶּפֶן הַיַּיִן מֵח Num 6:4 of the wine-vine, including both חרצנים and זג, he shall not eat.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
