חָרַץ

חָרַץ(b. h.) 1) to dig a cavity, to cut a trench of even width all through. Y.Kil.VII, 31b bot. חפר ח׳ נעץוכ׳ if (on the Sabbath) one dug (a pit), made a trench, and cut a wedge-like ditch (narrow below), he is guilty of one act; Y.Sabb.VII, 9d hot.; a. fr. 2) to decree, designate. Tanḥ. Bḥuck. 1 (ref. to Job 14:5) ח׳ ימיווכ׳ He designated the duration of life of every creature.Part. pass. חָרוּץ, f. חֲרוּצָה; pl. חֲרוּצִים, חֲרוּצוֹת a) grooved. Sabb.98b ח׳ היו הקרשים וב׳ the boards of the Tabernacle were grooved, and the sockets hollowed out correspondingly.b) decreed, decided; determined. Gen. R. s. 67 (ref. to Prov. 12:27) the blessings שמעיקר העולם חרוצות לו which were designated to him from primeval days. Ib. חרוצה בידוכ׳ it is a decided fact known to the righteous that they will in this world receive none Deut. R. s. 1 שידיך חדות וח׳ that thy bands are quick and determined.c) flat-nosed, v. חָרוּץ. Nif. נֶחֲרַץ to be cut into, dug, ploughed. Y.Nidd.I, 49a bot. a soil is called virgin כל שלא נ׳ בה מימיה when it has never been cut into; v. חֶרֶץ.