Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7147 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קְרִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7136 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | qriy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ker-ee' |
| Meaning: | 1. hostile encounter |
| KJV Renderings: | contrary. |
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[קְרִי] noun [masculine] opposition, contrariness; — only (בְּ)קֶ֑רִי in Lev 26, as adverb modifier of הָלַךְ (in figurative sense), + עִם person, of Israel's relation to ׳ ׃י תֵּלְכוּ עִמִּי קָ֑רִי Lev 26:21 if ye walk with me contrariwise, so Lev 26:23, בְּקָ֑רִי Lev 26:27.40; ׳ י subj בַּקֶּ֑רִי וְהָלַכְתי עִמָּכֶם Lev 26:24, so Lev 26:41 and (׳ בַּחֲמַת ק in wrath of opositioin) Lev 26:28.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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