The meaning of “קֶרַח”
Understanding qerach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or קֹרַח qôrach (ko'-rakh); from קָרַח crystal, frost, ice. - ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth) - hence, hail - by resemblan...
קֶרַח
or קֹרַח qôrach (ko'-rakh); from קָרַח crystal, frost, ice. - ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth) - hence, hail - by resemblance, rock crystal 1) frost, ice, ice crystal 1a) frost (of night) 1b) ice
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:40 | “Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.” Word: קֶרַח (qerach) | |
| Job 37:10 | “By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.” Word: קֶרַח (qerach) | |
| Psalms 147:17 | “He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?” Word: קֶרַח (qerach) | |
| Jeremiah 36:30 | “Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.” Word: קֶרַח (qerach) | |
| Ezekiel 1:22 | “And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.” Word: קֶרַח (qerach) |
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