What does קְרִי mean in the Bible?
קְרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "hostile encounter".
Hebrew · H7147
קְרִי
Hostile encounter
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קְרִי H7147
What does קְרִי mean in the Bible?
קְרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "hostile encounter".
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How does the BSB render H7147?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in hostility (4), with hostility (2), against (1).
Where does קְרִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (7).
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 in hostility 4× Leviticus 26:21, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:27, Leviticus 26:40
with hostility 2× Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:41
against 1× Leviticus 26:28
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:21 קֶ֔רִי to in hostility Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:23 קֶֽרִי׃ to in hostility Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:24 בְּקֶ֑רִי to with hostility Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:27 בְּקֶֽרִי׃ to in hostility Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:28 קֶ֑רִי to against Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:40 בְּקֶֽרִי׃ to in hostility Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:41 בְּקֶ֔רִי to with hostility Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:21
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 1
Leviticus 7
Source forms
בְּקֶֽרִי׃ 2x bə·qe·rî Leviticus 26:27, Leviticus 26:40
בְּקֶ֑רִי 1x bə·qe·rî Leviticus 26:24
בְּקֶ֔רִי 1x bə·qe·rî Leviticus 26:41
קֶ֔רִי 1x qe·rî Leviticus 26:21
קֶ֑רִי 1x qe·rî Leviticus 26:28
קֶֽרִי׃ 1x qe·rî Leviticus 26:23
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 4x Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:27, Leviticus 26:40, Leviticus 26:41
Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 26:21, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hostile encounter
Source Gloss
hostile encounter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hostile encounter BDB: opposition Usage: contrary.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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