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Lexicon :: Strong's H7172 - qarqaʿ

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קַרְקַע
Transliteration
qarqaʿ
Pronunciation
kar-kah'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2076

Strong’s Definitions

קַרְקַע qarqaʻ, kar-kah'; from H7167; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea:—bottom, (× one side of the) floor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7172 in the following manner: floor (6x), other (1x), bottom (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7172 in the following manner: floor (6x), other (1x), bottom (1x).

  1. floor, bottom

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קַרְקַע qarqaʻ, kar-kah'; from H7167; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea:—bottom, (× one side of the) floor.
STRONGS H7172: Abbreviations
† I. קַרְקַע noun [masculine] floor (probably reduplication from a √ קרר, or קור; Late Hebrew id., ground, so Targum קַרְקְעָא, קַרְקָעִיתָא; apparently = Assyrian ḳaḳḳaru, ground, earth, Arabic bdb090302 terra aequabilis mollisque; compare Köii. 1, 91); — absolute ק׳ 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 7:7a, קָ֑ע- 1 Kings 7:7b (see below); construct קַרְקַע Numbers 5:17 +; — floor of temple 1 Kings 6:15 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:16, 30; 1 Kings 7:7a; 1 Kings 7:7b read probably הַקּוֺרוֺת rafters (compare 1 Kings 6:15 and קוֺרָה) Syriac Version Vulgate Th Sta KmpKau Benz; (earth)-floor of tabernacle Numbers 5:17; קַרְקַע הַיָּם Amos 9:3 the floor, bottom of the sea.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

5:17; 5:17

1 Kings

6:15; 6:15; 6:16; 6:16; 6:30; 7:7; 7:7; 7:7; 7:7

Amos

9:3

H7172

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Strong's Number H7172 matches the Hebrew קַרְקַע (qarqaʿ),
which occurs 8 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - He lined its interior walls with cedar boards, paneling them from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and covered the floor of the temple with planks of juniper.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30 - He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7 - He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
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