The meaning of “קָרַע”
Understanding qâraʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear. - to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)...
קָרַע
cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear. - to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) 1) to tear, tear in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tear, rend 1a2) to tear away or out 1a3) to tear, rend asunder 1a3a) to make wide or large (of eyes) 1a3b) to rend open (of heavens) 1a4) to tear, rend (of wild beasts) 1b) (Niphal) to be rent, be split asunder
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:34 | “And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.” Word: קָרַע (qâraʻ) | |
| Joshua 7:6 | “And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.” Word: קָרַע (qâraʻ) | |
| 1 Kings 11:31 | “And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:” Word: קָרַע (qâraʻ) | |
| Esther 4:1 | “When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;” Word: קָרַע (qâraʻ) | |
| Isaiah 37:1 | “And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.” Word: קָרַע (qâraʻ) |
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