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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 9 times in 8 verses in 'Dan' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:3 - I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:5 - As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:6 - He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:8 - Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:9 - Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:20 - As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:21 - And the goat[fn] is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
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