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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 13 times in 12 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 - Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:4 - To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:5 - Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so defiantly.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:10 - who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:17 - For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:24 - My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn[fn] will be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:10 - You have exalted my horn[fn] like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn[fn] will be lifted high in honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27 - The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up[fn] to the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - “Here I will make a horn[fn] grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:14 - And he has raised up for his people a horn,[fn] the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.
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