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Lexicon :: Strong's H7167 - qāraʿ

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קָרַע
Transliteration
qāraʿ
Pronunciation
kaw-rah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2074

Strong’s Definitions

קָרַע qâraʻ, kaw-rah'; a primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them):—cut out, rend, × surely, tear.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H7167 in the following manner: rent (54x), tear (4x), rend away (2x), cut (1x), cut out (1x), surely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H7167 in the following manner: rent (54x), tear (4x), rend away (2x), cut (1x), cut out (1x), surely (1x).

  1. to tear, tear in pieces

    1. (Qal)

      1. to tear, rend

      2. to tear away or out

      3. to tear, rend asunder

        1. to make wide or large (of eyes)

        2. to rend open (of heavens)

      4. to tear, rend (of wild beasts)

    2. (Niphal) to be rent, be split asunder

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרַע qâraʻ, kaw-rah'; a primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them):—cut out, rend, × surely, tear.
STRONGS H7167: Abbreviations
קָרַע 63 verb tear (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb090202 strike head, bell, etc., beat drum, box ear, gnash teeth (Frey Dozy); also impugn, censure); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ק׳ 1 Samuel 15:28 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular זַיִּקְרַע Genesis 37:29 +; 1st person singular suffix אֶקְרָעֶנָּה 1 Kings 11:12, etc.; Imperative masculine plural קִרְעוּ 2 Samuel 3:31; Joel 2:13; Infinitive absolute קָרֹעַ 1 Kings 11:11; construct לִקְרוֺעַ Ecclesiastes 3:7, suffix קָרְעִי Ezra 9:5; Participle active קֹרֵעַ 1 Kings 11:31; passive קָרוּעַ 2 Samuel 15:32, etc.; — tear, rend:
1.
a. usually (39 times) of rending garment in
(1) sign of grief, distress: בֶּגֶד (29 times) Genesis 37:29, 34; Genesis 44:13; 2 Samuel 13:19 +; לִשְׁנַיִם קְרָעִים ב׳ ק׳ 2 Kings 2:12, לְבַבְכֶם וְאַל ב׳ ק׳ Joel 2:13; participle Pass. בְּגָדָיו ק׳ 2 Samuel 1:2; construct קְרֻעֵי ב׳ torn of garments (pers. with torn garments 2 Samuel 13:31 (but read קָֽרְעוּ ב׳ Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Th We and others), 2 Kings 18:37 = Isaiah 36:22; Jeremiah 41:5; מְעִיל Job 1:20; Job 2:12; Ezra 9:3 (+ בֶּנֶד), כְּתֹנֶת 2 Samuel 13:19, קָרוּעַ כֻּתָּנְתּוֺ 2 Samuel 15:32 (Ges§ 121d); שְׂמָתֹ Genesis 37:34; Genesis 44:13; Joshua 7:6; passive participle מַדָּיו קְרֻעִים 1 Samuel 4:12;
† (2) as symbolic act, שַׂלְמָה שְׁנֵים עָשָׁר קְרָעִים ק׳ 1 Kings 11:30;
† (3) absolute עֵת לִקְרוֺעַ וְעֵת לִתְמּוֺר Ecclesiastes 3:7.
b. tear away or out: veils Ezekiel 13:21, fillets from (מֵעַל) arms Ezekiel 13:20, mark of leprosy out of (מִן) garment Leviticus 13:56.
†2. tear away sovereignty (under figure of garment), subject י׳, מֵעַל person 1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Kings 11:11, also מִיַּד 1 Samuel 28:17; 1 Kings 11:12, 31, מִן 1 Kings 14:8, absolute 1 Kings 11:13; with accusative יִשׂ׳ + מֵעַל 2 Kings 17:21.
†3. tear, rend asunder:
a. book with (ב) knife Jeremiah 36:23.
b. = make wide, large, eyes, with (ב) stibium Jeremiah 4:30; windows, לוֺ וק׳ [ו]חַלּוֺנָ֑י Jeremiah 22:14.
c. rend open heavens, and descend of י׳, Isaiah 63:19.
4. tear, rend, of wild beasts: י׳ as fierce bear Hosea 13:8 (object סְגוֺר לִבָּם); figurative of human foes Psalm 35:15 (accusative of person omitted), so Hup and others, but (from context) Ol Bae We and others malign, rail (compare Arabic above); > Gr and others קָרְאוֺ.
† Niph. be rent, of garment (מְעִיל), Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּקָּרַ֑ע 1 Samuel 15:27, יִקָּרֵעַ Exodus 28:32; Exodus 39:23; be rent, split asunder, of altar 1 Kings 13:3, 5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:29; 37:29; 37:34; 37:34; 44:13; 44:13

Exodus

28:32; 39:23

Leviticus

13:56

Joshua

7:6

1 Samuel

4:12; 15:27; 15:28; 15:28; 28:17

2 Samuel

1:2; 3:31; 13:19; 13:19; 13:31; 15:32; 15:32

1 Kings

11:11; 11:11; 11:12; 11:12; 11:13; 11:30; 11:31; 11:31; 13:3; 13:5; 14:8

2 Kings

2:12; 17:21; 18:37

Ezra

9:3; 9:5

Job

1:20; 2:12

Psalms

35:15

Ecclesiastes

3:7; 3:7

Isaiah

36:22; 63:19

Jeremiah

4:30; 22:14; 36:23; 41:5

Ezekiel

13:20; 13:21

Hosea

13:8

Joel

2:13; 2:13

H7167

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Strong's Number H7167 matches the Hebrew קָרַע (qāraʿ),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in '1Ki' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:11 - and Jehovah saith to Solomon, 'Because that this hath been with thee, and thou hast not kept My covenant and My statutes that I charged upon thee, I surely rend the kingdom from thee, and have given it to thy servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:12 - 'Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:13 - only all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:30 - and Ahijah layeth hold on the new garment that is on him, and rendeth it -- twelve pieces,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:31 - and saith to Jeroboam, 'Take to thee ten pieces, for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, I am rending the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and have given to thee the ten tribes,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:3 - And he hath given on that day a sign, saying, 'This is the sign that Jehovah hath spoken, Lo, the altar is rent, and the ashes poured forth that are on it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:5 - and the altar is rent, and the ashes poured forth from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:8 - and rend the kingdom from the house of David, and give it to thee, -- and thou hast not been as My servant David who kept My commands, and who walked after Me with all his heart, to do only that which is right in Mine eyes,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:27 - And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sackcloth on his flesh, and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and goeth gently.
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