What does כָּרָע mean in the Bible?
כָּרָע is a Hebrew word meaning "the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)".
Hebrew · H3767
כָּרָע
The leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
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כָּרָע H3767
What does כָּרָע mean in the Bible?
כָּרָע is a Hebrew word meaning "the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3767?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and legs (5), legs (2), and the legs (1), having jointed legs (1).
Where does כָּרָע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Exodus (2), Amos (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and legs 5× Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 4:11
legs 2× Exodus 12:9, Amos 3:12
and the legs 1× Leviticus 9:14
having jointed legs 1× Leviticus 11:21
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Exodus 12:9 כְּרָעָ֖יו to legs Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 29:17 וּכְרָעָ֔יו to and legs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:9 וּכְרָעָ֖יו to and legs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:13 וְהַכְּרָעַ֖יִם to and legs Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - fd Leviticus 4:11 כְּרָעָ֑יו to and legs Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:21 הַכְּרָעַ֖יִם to and legs Article | Noun - fd Leviticus 9:14 הַכְּרָעָ֑יִם to and the legs Article | Noun - fd Leviticus 11:21 כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ to having jointed legs Noun - fd Amos 3:12 כְרָעַ֖יִם to legs Noun - fd
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:9
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 3
Exodus 2 Leviticus 6 Amos 1
Source forms
הַכְּרָעַ֖יִם 1x hak·kə·rā·‘a·yim Leviticus 8:21
הַכְּרָעָ֑יִם 1x hak·kə·rā·‘ā·yim Leviticus 9:14
וְהַכְּרָעַ֖יִם 1x wə·hak·kə·rā·‘a·yim Leviticus 1:13
וּכְרָעָ֔יו 1x ū·ḵə·rā·‘āw Exodus 29:17
וּכְרָעָ֖יו 1x ū·ḵə·rā·‘āw Leviticus 1:9
כְּרָעָ֖יו 1x kə·rā·‘āw Exodus 12:9
כְּרָעָ֑יו 1x kə·rā·‘āw Leviticus 4:11
כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ 1x ḵə·rā·‘a·yim Leviticus 11:21
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - fd 2x Leviticus 8:21, Leviticus 9:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 1:9
Noun - fd 2x Leviticus 11:21, Amos 3:12
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 12:9, Leviticus 4:11
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - fd 1x Leviticus 1:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
Source Gloss
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual) BDB: leg Usage: leg.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּרָע is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain