What does קָרַן (qāran) mean in the Bible?
קָרַן (qāran): Horns as symbols of power and strength project outward like rays of light or radiance
Hebrew · H7160
קָרַן
To shoot out horns ; figuratively, rays
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קָרַן H7160
Pronunciation qāran
What does קָרַן (qāran) mean in the Bible?
קָרַן (qāran): Horns as symbols of power and strength project outward like rays of light or radiance
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7160?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include was radiant (2), had become radiant (1), with horns (1).
Where does קָרַן (qāran) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 34:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), 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 was radiant 2× Exodus 34:30, Exodus 34:35
had become radiant 1× Exodus 34:29
with horns 1× Psalms 69:31
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 34:29 קָרַ֛ן to had become radiant Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 34:30 קָרַ֖ן to was radiant Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 34:35 קָרַ֔ן to was radiant Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 69:31 מַקְרִ֥ן to with horns Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 34:29
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Exodus 3 Psalms 1
Source forms
מַקְרִ֥ן 1x maq·rin Psalms 69:31
קָרַ֛ן 1x qā·ran Exodus 34:29
קָרַ֖ן 1x qā·ran Exodus 34:30
קָרַ֔ן 1x qā·ran Exodus 34:35
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 34:29, Exodus 34:30, Exodus 34:35
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 69:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Horns as symbols of power and strength project outward like rays of light or radiance
Source Gloss
to shoot out horns ; figuratively, rays
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Horns as symbols of power and strength project outward like rays of light or radiance
to shoot out horns; figuratively, rays BDB: send out rays Usage: have horns, shine.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Perfect Exod 34:29 · Exod 34:30 · Exod 34:35 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Participle active Ps 69:32 1×
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