The meaning of “חָרוּל”
Understanding chârûwl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) חָרֻל chârul (khaw-rool'); apparently, a passive participle of an unused root probably meaning to be pric...
חָרוּל
or (shortened) חָרֻל chârul (khaw-rool'); apparently, a passive participle of an unused root probably meaning to be prickly nettle. - properly, pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weed 1) nettles, weeds, kind of weed (perhaps chickpea)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 30:7 | “Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.” Word: חָרוּל (chârûwl) | |
| Proverbs 24:31 | “And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.” Word: חָרוּל (chârûwl) | |
| Zephaniah 2:9 | “Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.” Word: חָרוּל (chârûwl) |
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