Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7171 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קֶרֶץ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7169 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | qerets |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | keh'-rets |
| Meaning: | 1. extirpation (as if by constriction) |
| KJV Renderings: | destruction. |
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קֶ֫רֶץ noun masculine dubious word, apparently nipping, concrete nipper usually interpreted (since Hi) of a nipping or stinging insect (compare Aramaic קָרוֺצָא, Arabic [untranscribed source text 4876] biting insect); e.g. gadfly (compare ThesAdd. 111), figurative of Nebuchadr. מִצָּפוֺן בָּא ׳ ק Jer 46:20 a gadfly cometh from the north; ᵑ9 ( Aq Symm ) stimulator, i.e. קֹרֵץ; Thes and others, more generally, excidium.
[קְרַץ] noun [masculine] piece ( ᵑ7 ; see Biblical Hebrew קרץ); — plural suffix קַרְצ֫וֺהִי Dan 6:25, צֵיהוֺן- Dan 3:8, both in phrase ׳ אֲכַ֫לוּ ק, i.e. accuse maliciously (so ᵑ7 Syriac PS3756 (compare Old Aramaic ׳ אמר כרצי פ Lzb299 SAC66 Cooke205 f.; כרץ also Mandean), probably borrowed from Assyrian karƒe akâlu , malign, slander (often; also Tel Amarna); compare also u‡tarrizu HammLaw 161; further Arabic [untranscribed source text 6147] id., and kindred phrase; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 6148] Di489).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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