7168. qera
Berean Strong's Lexicon
qera: Tearing, rent, piece

Original Word: קֶרַע
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qera
Pronunciation: keh-rah'
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-rah)
Definition: Tearing, rent, piece
Meaning: a rag

Word Origin: From the root verb קָרַע (qarah), meaning "to tear" or "to rend."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of tearing or rending in the New Testament is often captured by the Greek word σχίζω (schizo), Strong's Greek 4977, which also means "to split" or "to tear."

Usage: The Hebrew word "qera" refers to a physical tearing or rending, often used in the context of garments or fabric. It can denote a literal tear or a symbolic act of mourning or distress, as seen in biblical narratives where individuals tear their clothes as an expression of grief or repentance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, tearing one's garments was a common expression of intense emotion, particularly in response to grief, loss, or blasphemy. This act was a public demonstration of one's inner turmoil and was often accompanied by other mourning practices such as wearing sackcloth and ashes. The tearing of garments signified a rupture in the social or spiritual fabric of life, calling for divine intervention or communal support.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from qara
Definition
torn piece (of garment), a rag
NASB Translation
pieces (3), rags (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[קֶ֫רַע] noun masculine1Kings 11:30 torn piece of garment, rag; — plural קְרָעִים 1 Kings 11:30 he tore it into twelve pieces, 1 Kings 11:31; 2 Kings 2:12; rags Proverbs 23:31 (sign of poverty).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
piece, rag

From qara'; a rag -- piece, rag.

see HEBREW qara'

Forms and Transliterations
וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים וקרעים קְרָעִ֑ים קְרָעִֽים׃ קרעים קרעים׃ keraIm qə·rā·‘îm qərā‘îm ū·qə·rā·‘îm ukeraIm ūqərā‘îm
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 11:30
HEB: שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר קְרָעִֽים׃
NAS: it into twelve pieces.
KJV: it [in] twelve pieces:
INT: both ten pieces

1 Kings 11:31
HEB: לְךָ֖ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה קְרָעִ֑ים כִּ֣י כֹה֩
NAS: for yourself ten pieces; for thus
KJV: thee ten pieces: for thus saith
INT: Take ten pieces for thus

2 Kings 2:12
HEB: וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם לִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים׃
NAS: and tore them in two pieces.
KJV: and rent them in two pieces.
INT: and tore two pieces

Proverbs 23:21
HEB: וְ֭זוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ נוּמָֽה׃
NAS: will clothe [one] with rags.
KJV: shall clothe [a man] with rags.
INT: and the glutton will come rags will clothe and drowsiness

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7168
4 Occurrences


qə·rā·‘îm — 3 Occ.
ū·qə·rā·‘îm — 1 Occ.
















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