Strong's Lexicon

H3745

H3745 — כְּרַז

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaickrazverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2801

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3745
Word:	כְּרַז
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	(Aramaic) probably of Greek origin
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	kraz
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ker-az'
Meaning:	1. to proclaim
KJV Renderings:	make a proclamation.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9624

[כְּרַז] verb denominative

Haph`el make proclamation (possibly directly dependent on κηρύξ (D^{§ 37, p. 146} (2nd ed. 183) K^l.c. M⁶⁷*), but even then formed as denominative; compare ᵑ7 כְּרַו, Late Hebrew כָּרַז, Syriac [untranscribed source text 6060] Aph`el, Ethpe`el, so Christian-Palestinian Aramaic, Schw^{Idioticon 46} Schulth^Lex.97); — Perfect 3 masculine plural הַכְּ רִ֫צוּ Dan 5:29, with עַיל person concerning.

כָּרְסֵא see כסא .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כרז (k’raz)

Daniel 5:29

KJV: Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

EHCC: and made a proclamation concerning him,