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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קָרַןH7160
Pronunciationqāran
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 Itwas radiant2×Exodus 34:30, Exodus 34:35
had become radiant1×Exodus 34:29
with horns1×Psalms 69:31
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 34:29קָרַ֛ןtohad become radiantVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularExodus 34:30קָרַ֖ןtowas radiantVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularExodus 34:35קָרַ֔ןtowas radiantVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 69:31מַקְרִ֥ןtowith hornsVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 34:29
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Exodus3Psalms1
Source forms
מַקְרִ֥ן1xmaq·rinPsalms 69:31
קָרַ֛ן1xqā·ranExodus 34:29
קָרַ֖ן1xqā·ranExodus 34:30
קָרַ֔ן1xqā·ranExodus 34:35
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular3xExodus 34:29, Exodus 34:30, Exodus 34:35
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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 groups2Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
PerfectExod 34:29 · Exod 34:30 · Exod 34:353×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
Participle activePs 69:321×