What does קֶרֶן (qeren) mean in the Bible?
קֶרֶן (qeren): Horn as symbol of power and dignity; also a wind instrument producing covenant-summons and war declarations
Hebrew · H7162
קֶרֶן
A horn (literally or for sound)
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קֶרֶן H7162
Pronunciation qeren
What does קֶרֶן (qeren) mean in the Bible?
קֶרֶן (qeren): Horn as symbol of power and dignity; also a wind instrument producing covenant-summons and war declarations
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How does the BSB render H7162?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include horns (4), of the horn (4), horn (3), the horn (2), the horns (1).
Where does קֶרֶן (qeren) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 3:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (14).
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 horns 4× Daniel 7:7, Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:20, Daniel 7:24
of the horn 4× Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:15
horn 3× Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:21
the horn 2× Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:20
the horns 1× Daniel 7:8
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Daniel 3:5 קַרְנָ֣א to of the horn Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 3:7 קַרְנָא֩ to of the horn Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 3:10 קַרְנָ֣א to of the horn Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 3:15 קַרְנָ֣א to of the horn Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 7:7 וְקַרְנַ֥יִן to horns Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd Daniel 7:8 בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א to the horns Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural determinate Daniel 7:8 קֶ֣רֶן to horn Noun - feminine singular Daniel 7:8 קַרְנַיָּא֙ to horns Noun - feminine plural determinate Daniel 7:8 בְּקַרְנָא־ to horn Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 7:11 קַרְנָ֖א to the horn Noun - feminine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 3:5
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 1
Daniel 14
Source forms
קַרְנָ֣א 3x qar·nā Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:15
בְּקַרְנָא־ 1x bə·qar·nā- Daniel 7:8
בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א 1x bə·qar·nay·yā Daniel 7:8
וְקַרְנָ֨א 1x wə·qar·nā Daniel 7:20
וְקַרְנָ֣א 1x wə·qar·nā Daniel 7:21
וְקַרְנַיָּ֣א 1x wə·qar·nay·yā Daniel 7:24
וְקַרְנַ֥יִן 1x wə·qar·na·yin Daniel 7:7
קֶ֣רֶן 1x qe·ren Daniel 7:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular determinate 5x Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate 2x Daniel 7:20, Daniel 7:21
Noun - feminine plural determinate 2x Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd 1x Daniel 7:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural determinate 1x Daniel 7:24
Noun - feminine singular 1x Daniel 7:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural determinate 1x Daniel 7:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate 1x Daniel 7:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Horn as symbol of power and dignity; also a wind instrument producing covenant-summons and war declarations
Source Gloss
a horn (literally or for sound)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Horn as symbol of power and dignity; also a wind instrument producing covenant-summons and war declarations
a horn (literally or for sound) BDB: horn Usage: horn, cornet.
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Biblical Witnesses
Figurative expression for a stubborn or defiant gesture, closing eyes
Showing 1 selected witness from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
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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