Hebrew · H7167, H899 · unreviewed

קְרוּעֵי בְגָדִים

To rend , literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) · a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage

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קָרַע H7167 to rend , literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
Pronunciation qāraʿ
Tearing as violent rupture: rending garments signals covenant grief; eye-painting as enlargement embodies seductive deception.
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בֶּגֶד H899 a covering , i.e. clothing ; also treachery or pillage
Pronunciation beged
Garment literally; metaphorically extends to treachery, capturing betrayal as removing protective covering of trust.
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What does קְרוּעֵי בְגָדִים (qeruei begadim) mean in the Bible?

קָרַע · בֶּגֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "torn garments, sign of grief or distress".

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Meaning

torn garments, sign of grief or distress
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 22×
Perfect 1Sam 15:28 · 2Kgs 5:8 · 2Kgs 17:21 · Jer 36:24 · Num 14:6 · Ps 35:15 · Isa 63:19 · 2Sam 13:19 · Ezra 9:3 10×
Participle passive 1Sam 4:12 · 2Kgs 18:37 · 2Sam 1:2 · 2Sam 13:31 · 2Sam 15:32 · Isa 36:22
Imperfect 1Kgs 11:11 · 1Kgs 11:13 · Jer 4:30
Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 11:11
Participle active 1Kgs 11:31
Sequential imperfect 2Sam 3:31
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect 1Kgs 13:3 · 1Kgs 13:5
Imperfect Exod 28:32 · Exod 39:23
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