What does קֶרַע mean in the Bible?
קֶרַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a rag".
Hebrew · H7168
קֶרַע
A rag
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קֶרַעH7168
What does קֶרַע mean in the Bible?
קֶרַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a rag".
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How does the BSB render H7168?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pieces (2), . . . (1), in rags (1).
Where does קֶרַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 11:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (1), Proverbs (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 Itpieces2×1 Kings 11:30, 1 Kings 11:31
. . .1×2 Kings 2:12
in rags1×Proverbs 23:21
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Usage map
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First aligned row1 Kings 11:30
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
1 Kings22 Kings1Proverbs1
Source forms
קְרָעִֽים׃2xqə·rā·‘îm1 Kings 11:30, 2 Kings 2:12
וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים1xū·qə·rā·‘îmProverbs 23:21
קְרָעִ֑ים1xqə·rā·‘îm1 Kings 11:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural3x1 Kings 11:30, 1 Kings 11:31, 2 Kings 2:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xProverbs 23:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a rag
Source Gloss
a rag
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a rag BDB: torn piece Usage: piece, rag.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֶרַע is built from this root:
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