Qaras קָרַס
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| קָרַס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qaras |
| Strong's number | H7164 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to stoop |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Qaras (Hebrew קָרַס, Strong's H7164) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to stoop”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to bend down, stoop, crouch
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stoopeth (1), stoop (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | cowers (1), gods cower (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qaras, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 46:1Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Isaiah 46:2They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).