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Lexicon :: Strong's H7161 - qeren

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קֶרֶן
Transliteration
qeren
Pronunciation
keh'-ren
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2072a

Strong’s Definitions

קֶרֶן qeren, keh'-ren; from H7160; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power:—× hill, horn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x

The KJV translates Strong's H7161 in the following manner: horn (75x), hill (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x
The KJV translates Strong's H7161 in the following manner: horn (75x), hill (1x).
feminine noun

  1. horn

    1. horn

    2. of strength (fig)

    3. flask (container for oil)

    4. horn (as musical instrument)

    5. horn (of horn-like projections on the altar)

    6. of rays of light

    7. hill

      proper locative noun (BDB)

  2. a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶרֶן qeren, keh'-ren; from H7160; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power:—× hill, horn.
STRONGS H7161: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫רֶן 75 noun feminineJeremiah 48:25 horn; — absolute ק׳ Isaiah 5:1 +, קָ֑רֶן Psalm 75:5 [Psalm 75:4]; construct קֶ֫רֶן Joshua 6:5 +; suffix קַרְנִי 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalm 92:11 [Psalm 92:10], etc.; dual קַרְנַיִם Habakkuk 3:4, קְרָנַיִם Daniel 8:3, Daniel 8:6, ַנָ֑יִם Daniel 8:3; Daniel 8:20; construct קַרְנֵי 1 Kings 22:11 +, suffix קַרְנָיו Genesis 22:13; Deuteronomy 33:17, קְרָנָיו Daniel 8:7, קַרְנֵיכֶם Ezekiel 34:21; plural (usually in derived senses) קְרָנוֺת Ezekiel 43:15 +; construct קַרְנֹת Exodus 29:12 +, suffix קַרְנֹתָיו Exodus 27:2 +, etc.; — horn:
†1.
a. of ram (אַיִל) Genesis 22:13, so in Daniel's vision Daniel 8:3 (twice in verse); Daniel 8:6, Daniel 8:7, Daniel 8:20, and (of goat) Daniel 8:5; Daniel 8:8; Daniel 8:9; Daniel 8:21; of oppressors in Israel (under figure of rams) Ezekiel 34:21, so of nations Zechariah 2:2 [Zechariah 1:19]; Zechariah 2:4 [Zechariah 1:21] (3 times in verse); of רְאֵם Deuteronomy 33:17; Psalm 22:22 [Psalm 22:21] (both figurative, compare Psalm 92:11 [Psalm 92:10]); of Zion under figure of threshing-ox Micah 4:13; בַּרְזֶל ק׳ 1 Kings 22:11 2 Chronicles 18:10 (symbolic); seen in Zechariah's vision Zechariah 2:1 [Zechariah 1:18].
b. used as oil-flask 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Kings 1:39 (compare הַפּוּךְ קֶרֶן below).
c. הַיּוֺבֵל ק׳, as wind-instrument Joshua 6:5 (compare שׁוֺפָר).
d. קַרְנוֺת שֵׁן Ezekiel 27:15 (from curved shape of tusks).
† 2. figurative, of person, symbol of strength Deuteronomy 33:17, יִשְׁעִי ק׳ 2 Samuel 22:3 = Psalm 18:3 [Psalm 18:2] (of י׳ as deliverer); others below 3 or 4; especially as lifted up (רום, as of a lordly animal, compare Dr 1 Samuel 2:1;), denoting increase of might, dignity 1 Samuel 2:1, 10; Lamentations 2:17; Psalm 75:11 [Psalm 75:10]; Psalm 89:18 [Psalm 89:17]; Psalm 89:25 [Psalm 89:24]; Psalm 92:11 [Psalm 92:10]; Psalm 112:9, so perhaps 1 Chronicles 25:5 (see Kau; > Be blow loudly [compare 1 c]), + לְעַמּוֺ Psalm 148:14 (subject י׳); also haughtiness, arrogance Psalm 75:5 [Psalm 75:4]; Psalm 75:6[Psalm 75:5]; opposed to גָּדַע ק׳ hew off horns, i.e. reduce, humiliate, Lamentations 2:3; Psalm 75:11 [Psalm 75:10], passive Jeremiah 48:25, so וְעֹלַלְתִּי בֶעָפָר קַרְנִי Job 16:15; לְבֵית יִשׂ׳ אַצְמִיהַ ק׳ Ezekiel 29:21 is apparently of restoration of might (as Psalm 148:14 above, with וַיָּרֶם), but לְדָוִד ק׳ אַצ׳ Psalm 132:17 of raising up individual ruler of Davidic line.
3. of altar, horn-like projections at corners (26 times), Amos 3:14; Jeremiah 17:1; Ezekiel 43:15, Ezekiel 43:20; Psalm 118:27; Exodus 27:2 + 8 times Exodus; Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18 + 6 times Leviticus (all P); as sanctuary, refuge 1 Kings 1:50, 1 Kings 1:51; 1 Kings 2:28.
†4. hill (so in Arabic, peak, isolated hill, compare Ges) Isaiah 5:1.
†5. קַרְנַיִם מִיָּדוֺ לוֺ Habakkuk 3:4 rays at his side(s) had he (of lightning-flashes in theophany, compare Now Da). — Amos 6:13 see קַדְנַיִם proper name, of a location.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7162.

קַרְנַ֫יִם proper name, of a location conquered by Israel Amos 6:13 (so Gr We Now GASm, compare also לֹא דְבָר above ; Greek Version of the LXX and most below קֶרֶן 2); probably in Bashan, = Καρναιν 1 Macc 5:43; 5:44, Καρνιον 2 Macc 12:21; also in עַשְׁתְּרוֺת ק׳ Genesis 14:5 (see III. H6252 עַשְׁתָּרוֺת. ).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:5; 22:13; 22:13

Exodus

27:2; 27:2; 29:12

Leviticus

4:7; 4:18

Deuteronomy

33:17; 33:17; 33:17

Joshua

6:5; 6:5

1 Samuel

2:1; 2:1; 2:1; 2:10; 16:1; 16:13

2 Samuel

22:3

1 Kings

1:39; 1:50; 1:51; 2:28; 22:11; 22:11

1 Chronicles

25:5

2 Chronicles

18:10

Job

16:15

Psalms

18:2; 22:21; 75:4; 75:4; 75:5; 75:10; 75:10; 89:17; 89:24; 92:10; 92:10; 92:10; 112:9; 118:27; 132:17; 148:14; 148:14

Isaiah

5:1; 5:1

Jeremiah

17:1; 48:25; 48:25

Lamentations

2:3; 2:17

Ezekiel

27:15; 29:21; 34:21; 34:21; 43:15; 43:15; 43:20

Daniel

8:3; 8:3; 8:3; 8:5; 8:6; 8:6; 8:7; 8:7; 8:8; 8:9; 8:20; 8:20; 8:21

Amos

3:14; 6:13; 6:13

Micah

4:13

Habakkuk

3:4; 3:4

Zechariah

1:18; 1:19; 1:21

H7161

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Strong's Number H7161 matches the Hebrew קֶרֶן (qeren),
which occurs 76 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:13–Eze 27:15)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:13 - And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:2 - And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:12 - and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of[fn] the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:2 - A cubit[fn] shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3 - You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:10 - Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:25 - He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26 - He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:2 - He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:7 - And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the LORD that is in the tent of meeting, and all the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:18 - And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the LORD, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:25 - Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:30 - And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:34 - Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - And he[fn] killed it, and Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it to make atonement for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:9 - And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:18 - Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:17 - A firstborn bull[fn]—he has majesty,
and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he shall gore the peoples,
all of them, to the ends of the earth;
they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 - And when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat,[fn] and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:1 - And Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart exults in the LORD;
my horn is exalted in the LORD.
My mouth derides my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces;
against them he will thunder in heaven.
The LORD will judge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:13 - Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - my[fn] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold and my refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:39 - There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51 - Then it was told Solomon, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for behold, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - When the news came to Joab—for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:11 - And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5 - All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:10 - And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 - I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin
and have laid my strength in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 - The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 - Save me from the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued[fn] me from the horns of the wild oxen!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:4 - I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:5 - do not lift up your horn on high,
or speak with haughty neck.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:10 - All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,
but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:17 - For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:24 - My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:10 - But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
you have poured over me[fn] fresh oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn is exalted in honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27 - The LORD is God,
and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to the horns of the altar!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:14 - He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:1 - Let me sing for my beloved
my love song concerning his vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:1 - “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:25 - The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:3 - He has cut down in fierce anger
all the might of Israel;
he has withdrawn from them his right hand
in the face of the enemy;
he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob,
consuming all around.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 - The LORD has done what he purposed;
he has carried out his word,
which he commanded long ago;
he has thrown down without pity;
he has made the enemy rejoice over you
and exalted the might of your foes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - The men of Dedan[fn] traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.

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