What does קֶרֶס (qeres) mean in the Bible?
קֶרֶס (qeres): Architectural ornament shaped by swelling form; functional hook or clasp for joining temple furnishings
Hebrew · H7165
קֶרֶס
A knob or belaying-pin (from its swelling form)
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קֶרֶס H7165
Pronunciation qeres
What does קֶרֶס (qeres) mean in the Bible?
קֶרֶס (qeres): Architectural ornament shaped by swelling form; functional hook or clasp for joining temple furnishings
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7165?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include clasps (3), its clasps (2), . . . (1), [them] (1), clasps {as well} (1).
Where does קֶרֶס (qeres) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (10).
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 clasps 3× Exodus 26:11, Exodus 36:13, Exodus 36:18
its clasps 2× Exodus 35:11, Exodus 39:33
. . . 1× Exodus 36:13
[them] 1× Exodus 26:11
clasps {as well} 1× Exodus 26:6
the clasps 1× Exodus 26:33
with the clasps 1× Exodus 26:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:6 קַרְסֵ֣י to clasps {as well} Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 26:6 בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים to with the clasps Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:11 קַרְסֵ֥י to clasps Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 26:11 הַקְּרָסִים֙ to [them] Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:33 הַקְּרָסִים֒ to the clasps Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 35:11 קְרָסָיו֙ to its clasps Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 36:13 קַרְסֵ֣י to clasps Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 36:13 בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים to . . . Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 36:18 קַרְסֵ֥י to clasps Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:33 קְרָסָ֣יו to its clasps Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 1
Exodus 10
Source forms
בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים 2x baq·qə·rā·sîm Exodus 26:6, Exodus 36:13
קַרְסֵ֣י 2x qar·sê Exodus 26:6, Exodus 36:13
קַרְסֵ֥י 2x qar·sê Exodus 26:11, Exodus 36:18
הַקְּרָסִים֙ 1x haq·qə·rā·sîm Exodus 26:11
הַקְּרָסִים֒ 1x haq·qə·rā·sîm Exodus 26:33
קְרָסָיו֙ 1x qə·rā·sāw Exodus 35:11
קְרָסָ֣יו 1x qə·rā·sāw Exodus 39:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 36:13, Exodus 36:18
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:33
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 35:11, Exodus 39:33
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Exodus 26:6, Exodus 36:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Architectural ornament shaped by swelling form; functional hook or clasp for joining temple furnishings
Source Gloss
a knob or belaying-pin (from its swelling form)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Architectural ornament shaped by swelling form; functional hook or clasp for joining temple furnishings
a knob or belaying-pin (from its swelling form) BDB: hook Usage: tache.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֶרֶס is built from this root:
קָרַס H7164
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