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Lexicon :: Strong's H7172 - qarqaʿ

Aa
קַרְקַע
Transliteration
qarqaʿ
Pronunciation
kar-kah'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 2076

Strong’s Definitions

קַרְקַע qarqaʻ, kar-kah'; from H7167; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea:—bottom, (× one side of the) floor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7172 in the following manner: floor (6x), other (1x), bottom (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7172 in the following manner: floor (6x), other (1x), bottom (1x).

  1. floor, bottom

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קַרְקַע qarqaʻ, kar-kah'; from H7167; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea:—bottom, (× one side of the) floor.
STRONGS H7172: Abbreviations
† I. קַרְקַע noun [masculine] floor (probably reduplication from a √ קרר, or קור; Late Hebrew id., ground, so Targum קַרְקְעָא, קַרְקָעִיתָא; apparently = Assyrian ḳaḳḳaru, ground, earth, Arabic bdb090302 terra aequabilis mollisque; compare Köii. 1, 91); — absolute ק׳ 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 7:7a, קָ֑ע- 1 Kings 7:7b (see below); construct קַרְקַע Numbers 5:17 +; — floor of temple 1 Kings 6:15 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:16, 30; 1 Kings 7:7a; 1 Kings 7:7b read probably הַקּוֺרוֺת rafters (compare 1 Kings 6:15 and קוֺרָה) Syriac Version Vulgate Th Sta KmpKau Benz; (earth)-floor of tabernacle Numbers 5:17; קַרְקַע הַיָּם Amos 9:3 the floor, bottom of the sea.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

5:17; 5:17

1 Kings

6:15; 6:15; 6:16; 6:16; 6:30; 7:7; 7:7; 7:7; 7:7

Amos

9:3

H7172

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Strong's Number H7172 matches the Hebrew קַרְקַע (qarqaʿ),
which occurs 8 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - And the priest will take holy water in a pot and put in it dust from the floor of the House;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - The walls of the house were covered inside with cedar-wood boards; from the floor to the roof of the house they were covered inside with wood; and the floor was covered with boards of cypress-wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - And at the back of the house a further space of twenty cubits was shut in with boards of cedar-wood, for the inmost room.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30 - And the floor of the house was covered with gold, inside and out.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7 - Then he made a covered room for his high seat when he gave decisions; this was the covered room of judging; it was covered with cedar-wood from floor to roof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - Though they take cover on the top of Carmel, I will go in search of them and get them out; though they keep themselves from my eyes in the bed of the sea, I will give orders to the great snake there and he will give them a bite:
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