◄ 7176. qereth ►
Strong's Lexicon qereth: City, town Original Word: קֶרֶת Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: qereth Pronunciation: keh-reth Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-reth) Definition: City, town Meaning: a city Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to build or to found. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "city" is πόλις (polis), Strong's Greek #4172, which carries a similar meaning of a city or town. Usage: The Hebrew word "qereth" refers to a city or town, often used in the context of a fortified place or a significant settlement. It is a term that denotes a place of habitation, typically larger than a village, and often implies a sense of permanence and establishment. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, cities were central to the social, economic, and religious life of the people. They were often fortified with walls for protection against invaders and served as hubs for trade, governance, and worship. Cities were also places where the elders would gather at the gates to make judicial decisions and where the community would come together for festivals and religious observances. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from qarah Definition town, city NASB Translation city (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs [קֶ֫רֶת] noun feminine town, city (late poetry) (compare Phoenician קרת חדשת proper name, of a location in Cyprus, also = Carthage, and perhaps Cirta, Tigranocerta; compare Thes); — always קָ֑רֶת; — of Job's city, Job 29:7; indefinite Proverbs 8:3; Proverbs 9:3,14; city as a corporate body of men Proverbs 11:11. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance city From qarah in the sense of building; a city -- city. see HEBREW qarah Forms and Transliterations קָ֑רֶת קָֽרֶת׃ קרת קרת׃ Karet qā·reṯ qāreṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Job 29:7 HEB: שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־ קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין NAS: out to the gate of the city, When I took KJV: to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared INT: to the gate of the city the square took Proverbs 8:3 HEB: שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי־ קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים NAS: at the opening to the city, At the entrance KJV: at the entry of the city, at the coming INT: the gates the opening to the city the entrance of the doors Proverbs 9:3 HEB: גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ NAS: of the heights of the city: KJV: upon the highest places of the city, INT: the tops of the heights of the city Proverbs 9:14 HEB: כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ NAS: by the high places of the city, KJV: in the high places of the city, INT: A seat the high of the city Proverbs 11:11 HEB: יְ֭שָׁרִים תָּר֣וּם קָ֑רֶת וּבְפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים NAS: of the upright a city is exalted, KJV: of the upright the city is exalted: INT: of the upright is exalted A city the mouth of the wicked 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7176 5 Occurrences qā·reṯ — 5 Occ.