What does קָרָה mean in the Bible?
קָרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "coolness".
Hebrew · H7135
קָרָה
Coolness
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קָרָהH7135
What does קָרָה mean in the Bible?
קָרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "coolness".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7135?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on a cold (2), against the cold (1), and the cold (1), His icy blast (1).
Where does קָרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 24:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Nahum (1), Proverbs (1), Psalms (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 Iton a cold2×Proverbs 25:20, Nahum 3:17
against the cold1×Job 24:7
and the cold1×Job 37:9
His icy blast1×Psalms 147:17
Show sample aligned rows
Job 24:7בַּקָּרָֽה׃toagainst the coldPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJob 37:9קָרָֽה׃toand the coldNoun - feminine singularPsalms 147:17קָ֝רָת֗וֹtoHis icy blastNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularProverbs 25:20קָ֭רָהtoon a coldNoun - feminine singularNahum 3:17קָרָ֔הtoon a coldNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 24:7
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Job2Psalms1Proverbs1Nahum1
Source forms
בַּקָּרָֽה׃1xbaq·qā·rāhJob 24:7
קָ֭רָה1xqā·rāhProverbs 25:20
קָרָ֔ה1xqā·rāhNahum 3:17
קָרָֽה׃1xqā·rāhJob 37:9
קָ֝רָת֗וֹ1xqā·rā·ṯōwPsalms 147:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular3xJob 37:9, Proverbs 25:20, Nahum 3:17
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xPsalms 147:17
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJob 24:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. coolness
Source Gloss
coolness
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
coolness Usage: cold.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
קָרָה is built from this root:
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