חַרְצַנִּים (char.tsan)
char.tsan
pip
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew noun chartsannim refers to the small, hard seeds or kernels left after grapes are pressed for wine. In the biblical text, these remnants represent the least valuable part of the harvest — the waste product that holds no nutritional or economic worth compared to the juice or pulp.
This word appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, in Numbers 6:4, as part of the Nazirite vow. The vow required the participant to abstain from all products of the vine, including "charitsannim" (often translated as grape seeds or kernels). By forbidding even these insignificant leftovers, the law emphasized total separation and consecration to God.
The term highlights how thorough the Nazirite's abstinence had to be. It was not enough to avoid wine; every trace of the vine, no matter how trivial, was off-limits. This detail underscores the seriousness of the vow and the desire for complete devotion.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word for grape seeds appears in a single verse about the Nazirite vow. This was a special commitment to set oneself apart for God. The rule required total abstinence from anything connected to the vine. Even the leftover seeds, which had no value, were forbidden.
This detail shows how serious the vow was. It was not enough to avoid wine or raisins. Every part of the grape plant was off-limits. This teaches us about complete devotion. When we give something to God, He desires our whole heart, not just the easy parts.
For your faith today, this reminds you that God sees the small things. He values the details of your obedience. You do not need to make a special vow like the Nazirite. But you can offer Him your full attention in daily life.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- from/ seeds1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- מֵ/חַרְצַנִּ֛ים1×
Key Verses
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Numbers 6:4
All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is made of the grapevine, from the seeds even to the skins.
This verse lists the seeds as the first item of what is forbidden, showing that even the least valuable part of the grapevine was included in the total separation.