What does קָרָה mean in the Bible?
קָרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "coolness".
Hebrew · H7135
קָרָה
Coolness
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קָרָה H7135
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 It on a cold 2× Proverbs 25:20, Nahum 3:17
against the cold 1× Job 24:7
and the cold 1× Job 37:9
His icy blast 1× Psalms 147:17
Show sample aligned rows
Job 24:7 בַּקָּרָֽה׃ to against the cold Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 37:9 קָרָֽה׃ to and the cold Noun - feminine singular Psalms 147:17 קָ֝רָת֗וֹ to His icy blast Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Proverbs 25:20 קָ֭רָה to on a cold Noun - feminine singular Nahum 3:17 קָרָ֔ה to on a cold Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 24:7
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
בַּקָּרָֽה׃ 1x baq·qā·rāh Job 24:7
קָ֭רָה 1x qā·rāh Proverbs 25:20
קָרָ֔ה 1x qā·rāh Nahum 3:17
קָרָֽה׃ 1x qā·rāh Job 37:9
קָ֝רָת֗וֹ 1x qā·rā·ṯōw Psalms 147:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Job 37:9, Proverbs 25:20, Nahum 3:17
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 147:17
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 24:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. coolness
Source Gloss
coolness
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
coolness Usage: cold.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קָרָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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