Qerets קֶ֫רֶץ
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| קֶ֫רֶץ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qerets |
| Strong's number | H7171 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | stinging fly |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Qerets (Hebrew קֶ֫רֶץ, Strong's H7171) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “stinging fly”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) nipping, nipper, stinger
1a) nipping or stinging insect, gadfly
1a) nipping or stinging insect, gadfly
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | destruction (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gadfly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qerets, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 46:20Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.
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).