Lexicon qerach: Ice, frost Original Word: קֶרַח Strong's Exhaustive Concordance crystal, frost, ice Or qorach {ko'-rakh}; from qarach; ice (as if bald, i.e. Smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal -- crystal, frost, ice. see HEBREW qarach NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition frost, ice NASB Translation crystal (1), frost (2), ice (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs קֶ֫רַח noun masculineJob 38:29 frost, ice; — absolute ׳ק Genesis 31:40 +, קָ֑רַח Job 6:16 +; suffix קַרְחוֺ Psalm 147:17; — 1 frost of night (opposed to חֹרֶב of day), Genesis 31:40 (E), Jeremiah 36:30. 2 ice, Job 6:16; Job 37:10; Job 38:29 ("" כְפֹר hoarfrost), כְפִתִּים ׳מַשְׁלִיח ק Psalm 147:17 (Hup and others think of hail, but see Bae; "" קָרָה cold, שֶׁלֶג, כְּפוֺר Psalm 147:16); probably also ׳כְּעֵין ק Ezekiel 1:22 (so Krae; most crystal, after ᵐ5). קְרִי, קִרְיָה, קִרְיַת, קרִיּוֺת, etc., see קרה. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be coldCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2879 (krystallos): This Greek term refers to crystal or ice, similar to the Hebrew קֶרַח. It is used in Revelation 4:6 to describe the sea of glass, like crystal, before the throne of God. Usage: The term קֶרַח (qerach) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to natural phenomena associated with cold, such as ice and hail. It can also denote rock crystal, a clear, crystalline form of quartz. Context: • Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible: The word קֶרַח appears in several passages, often in the context of God's power over nature. For example, in Job 6:16, it is used metaphorically to describe the deceitfulness of brooks that appear promising but are ultimately unreliable. In Job 38:29, קֶרַח is mentioned in a series of rhetorical questions posed by God to Job, highlighting divine control over the elements: "From whose womb does the ice emerge, and who gives birth to the frost of heaven?" (BSB). In Psalm 147:17, קֶרַח is used to illustrate the severity of God's cold: "He hurls down His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?" (BSB). Forms and Transliterations הַקֶּ֣רַח הַקָּ֑רַח הקרח וְלַקֶּ֥רַח וְקֶ֣רַח ולקרח וקרח קַֽרְח֣וֹ קָ֑רַח קרח קרחו hakKarach hakKerach haq·qā·raḥ haq·qe·raḥ haqqāraḥ haqqeraḥ Karach karCho qā·raḥ qar·ḥōw qāraḥ qarḥōw veKerach velakKerach wə·laq·qe·raḥ wə·qe·raḥ wəlaqqeraḥ wəqeraḥLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 31:40 HEB: אֲכָלַ֥נִי חֹ֖רֶב וְקֶ֣רַח בַּלָּ֑יְלָה וַתִּדַּ֥ד NAS: consumed me and the frost by night, KJV: consumed me, and the frost by night; INT: consumed the heat and the frost night fled Job 6:16 Job 37:10 Job 38:29 Psalm 147:17 Jeremiah 36:30 Ezekiel 1:22 7 Occurrences |