חרצן

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חרצן

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To be compared to Arabic حِصْرِم (ḥiṣrim, “sour grapes”). The Hebrew is recognized as referring in Numbers 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 · חרצנים · חַרְצַנִּי · חַרְצַנֵּנוּ

Biblical sour grape, vine fruit green and acid due to lacking maturity
Similar: בוסר
Modern Israeli pip, seed

In English

pip seed
pit seed or stone inside a fruit
sour grapes acid grapes

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חרצן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}