חרצן

Hebrew

חַרְצָנׅים (1)

חַרְצָנׅים (2)

Root
ח־ר־ץ‎ (ḥ-r-ṣ)

Etymology

To be compared to Arabic حِصْرِم‎ (ḥiṣrim, “sour grapes”). The Hebrew is recognized[1][2][3] as referring in the Bəmiḏbar 6:4 to unripe grapes, and is connected thus to the root ח־ר־ץ‎ / ح ر ص‎ (ḥ-r-ṣ) related to abrasion because of the sour grape being sharp on the tongue; compare Hebrew חָרִיץ‎ (ḥārī́ṣ, “cheese; slit, furrow”).

Noun

חַרְצָן • (ḥarṣā́n) m (plural indefinite חרצנים‎)

(Biblical Hebrew) sour grape, vine fruit green and acid due to lacking maturity
Synonym: בֹּסֶר‎ (boser)
(Modern Hebrew) pip, seed

References

“חרצן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Delitzsch, Franz; Keil, Carl Friedrich (1870) Biblischer Commentar über das Alte Testament. Erster Theil: Die Bücher Mose’s. Zweiter Band: Leviticus, Numeri und Deuteronomium‎ (in German), Zweite, verbesserte edition, Leipzig: Dörffling und Franke, page 214
Vilmar, Eduard (1864), “Die symbolische Bedeutung des Naziräergelübdes”, in Theologische Studien und Kritiken (in German), volume 37, issue 3, Gotha: Friedrich Andreas Perthes, pages 468–469 from 438–484
Homes, Henry (1848), “The Produce of the Wineyard in the East”, in Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review, volume 5, New York and London: John Wiley; Andover: William H. Wardwell, page 286 from 283-295

[1] Delitzsch, Franz; Keil, Carl Friedrich (1870) Biblischer Commentar über das Alte Testament. Erster Theil: Die Bücher Mose’s. Zweiter Band: Leviticus, Numeri und Deuteronomium‎ (in German), Zweite, verbesserte edition, Leipzig: Dörffling und Franke, page 214

[2] Vilmar, Eduard (1864), “Die symbolische Bedeutung des Naziräergelübdes”, in Theologische Studien und Kritiken (in German), volume 37, issue 3, Gotha: Friedrich Andreas Perthes, pages 468–469 from 438–484

[3] Homes, Henry (1848), “The Produce of the Wineyard in the East”, in Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review, volume 5, New York and London: John Wiley; Andover: William H. Wardwell, page 286 from 283-295