עֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ
A vale (i.e. broad depression) · properly, incised or (active) incisive ; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination ; also eager
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עֵמֶק H6010 a vale (i.e. broad depression)
חֲרוּץ H2742 properly, incised or (active) incisive ; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination ; also eager
What does עֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ (emeq hecharuts) mean in the Bible?
עֵמֶק · חֲרוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "valley of the threshing/decision — the place of divine decisive judgment".
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