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Haruz — the meaning of the Hebrew name חָרוּץ

חָרוּץ

Chârûwts · pronounced khaw-roots' · Strong's H2743 · a man

Haruz means earnest.

Built from

חֲרוּץ chărûwts (the same as, H2742) — properly, incised or (active) incisive open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H2742; earnest; Charuts, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Kgs 21:19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Haruz

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Kings

2Kgs 21:19

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