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Lexicon :: Strong's H7161 - qeren

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קֶרֶן
Transliteration
qeren
Pronunciation
keh'-ren
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2072a

Strong’s Definitions

קֶרֶן qeren, keh'-ren; from H7160; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power:—× hill, horn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x

The KJV translates Strong's H7161 in the following manner: horn (75x), hill (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x
The KJV translates Strong's H7161 in the following manner: horn (75x), hill (1x).
feminine noun

  1. horn

    1. horn

    2. of strength (fig)

    3. flask (container for oil)

    4. horn (as musical instrument)

    5. horn (of horn-like projections on the altar)

    6. of rays of light

    7. hill

      proper locative noun (BDB)

  2. a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶרֶן qeren, keh'-ren; from H7160; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power:—× hill, horn.
STRONGS H7161: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫רֶן 75 noun feminineJeremiah 48:25 horn; — absolute ק׳ Isaiah 5:1 +, קָ֑רֶן Psalm 75:5 [Psalm 75:4]; construct קֶ֫רֶן Joshua 6:5 +; suffix קַרְנִי 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalm 92:11 [Psalm 92:10], etc.; dual קַרְנַיִם Habakkuk 3:4, קְרָנַיִם Daniel 8:3, Daniel 8:6, ַנָ֑יִם Daniel 8:3; Daniel 8:20; construct קַרְנֵי 1 Kings 22:11 +, suffix קַרְנָיו Genesis 22:13; Deuteronomy 33:17, קְרָנָיו Daniel 8:7, קַרְנֵיכֶם Ezekiel 34:21; plural (usually in derived senses) קְרָנוֺת Ezekiel 43:15 +; construct קַרְנֹת Exodus 29:12 +, suffix קַרְנֹתָיו Exodus 27:2 +, etc.; — horn:
†1.
a. of ram (אַיִל) Genesis 22:13, so in Daniel's vision Daniel 8:3 (twice in verse); Daniel 8:6, Daniel 8:7, Daniel 8:20, and (of goat) Daniel 8:5; Daniel 8:8; Daniel 8:9; Daniel 8:21; of oppressors in Israel (under figure of rams) Ezekiel 34:21, so of nations Zechariah 2:2 [Zechariah 1:19]; Zechariah 2:4 [Zechariah 1:21] (3 times in verse); of רְאֵם Deuteronomy 33:17; Psalm 22:22 [Psalm 22:21] (both figurative, compare Psalm 92:11 [Psalm 92:10]); of Zion under figure of threshing-ox Micah 4:13; בַּרְזֶל ק׳ 1 Kings 22:11 2 Chronicles 18:10 (symbolic); seen in Zechariah's vision Zechariah 2:1 [Zechariah 1:18].
b. used as oil-flask 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Kings 1:39 (compare הַפּוּךְ קֶרֶן below).
c. הַיּוֺבֵל ק׳, as wind-instrument Joshua 6:5 (compare שׁוֺפָר).
d. קַרְנוֺת שֵׁן Ezekiel 27:15 (from curved shape of tusks).
† 2. figurative, of person, symbol of strength Deuteronomy 33:17, יִשְׁעִי ק׳ 2 Samuel 22:3 = Psalm 18:3 [Psalm 18:2] (of י׳ as deliverer); others below 3 or 4; especially as lifted up (רום, as of a lordly animal, compare Dr 1 Samuel 2:1;), denoting increase of might, dignity 1 Samuel 2:1, 10; Lamentations 2:17; Psalm 75:11 [Psalm 75:10]; Psalm 89:18 [Psalm 89:17]; Psalm 89:25 [Psalm 89:24]; Psalm 92:11 [Psalm 92:10]; Psalm 112:9, so perhaps 1 Chronicles 25:5 (see Kau; > Be blow loudly [compare 1 c]), + לְעַמּוֺ Psalm 148:14 (subject י׳); also haughtiness, arrogance Psalm 75:5 [Psalm 75:4]; Psalm 75:6[Psalm 75:5]; opposed to גָּדַע ק׳ hew off horns, i.e. reduce, humiliate, Lamentations 2:3; Psalm 75:11 [Psalm 75:10], passive Jeremiah 48:25, so וְעֹלַלְתִּי בֶעָפָר קַרְנִי Job 16:15; לְבֵית יִשׂ׳ אַצְמִיהַ ק׳ Ezekiel 29:21 is apparently of restoration of might (as Psalm 148:14 above, with וַיָּרֶם), but לְדָוִד ק׳ אַצ׳ Psalm 132:17 of raising up individual ruler of Davidic line.
3. of altar, horn-like projections at corners (26 times), Amos 3:14; Jeremiah 17:1; Ezekiel 43:15, Ezekiel 43:20; Psalm 118:27; Exodus 27:2 + 8 times Exodus; Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18 + 6 times Leviticus (all P); as sanctuary, refuge 1 Kings 1:50, 1 Kings 1:51; 1 Kings 2:28.
†4. hill (so in Arabic, peak, isolated hill, compare Ges) Isaiah 5:1.
†5. קַרְנַיִם מִיָּדוֺ לוֺ Habakkuk 3:4 rays at his side(s) had he (of lightning-flashes in theophany, compare Now Da). — Amos 6:13 see קַדְנַיִם proper name, of a location.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7162.

קַרְנַ֫יִם proper name, of a location conquered by Israel Amos 6:13 (so Gr We Now GASm, compare also לֹא דְבָר above ; Greek Version of the LXX and most below קֶרֶן 2); probably in Bashan, = Καρναιν 1 Macc 5:43; 5:44, Καρνιον 2 Macc 12:21; also in עַשְׁתְּרוֺת ק׳ Genesis 14:5 (see III. H6252 עַשְׁתָּרוֺת. ).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:5; 22:13; 22:13

Exodus

27:2; 27:2; 29:12

Leviticus

4:7; 4:18

Deuteronomy

33:17; 33:17; 33:17

Joshua

6:5; 6:5

1 Samuel

2:1; 2:1; 2:1; 2:10; 16:1; 16:13

2 Samuel

22:3

1 Kings

1:39; 1:50; 1:51; 2:28; 22:11; 22:11

1 Chronicles

25:5

2 Chronicles

18:10

Job

16:15

Psalms

18:2; 22:21; 75:4; 75:4; 75:5; 75:10; 75:10; 89:17; 89:24; 92:10; 92:10; 92:10; 112:9; 118:27; 132:17; 148:14; 148:14

Isaiah

5:1; 5:1

Jeremiah

17:1; 48:25; 48:25

Lamentations

2:3; 2:17

Ezekiel

27:15; 29:21; 34:21; 34:21; 43:15; 43:15; 43:20

Daniel

8:3; 8:3; 8:3; 8:5; 8:6; 8:6; 8:7; 8:7; 8:8; 8:9; 8:20; 8:20; 8:21

Amos

3:14; 6:13; 6:13

Micah

4:13

Habakkuk

3:4; 3:4

Zechariah

1:18; 1:19; 1:21

H7161

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7161 matches the Hebrew קֶרֶן (qeren),
which occurs 76 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:13–Eze 27:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:13 - Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:2 - Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:12 - Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:2 - Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high,[fn] with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3 - Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:10 - “Once a year Aaron must purify[fn] the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD’s most holy altar.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:25 - Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high,[fn] with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26 - He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:2 - He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:7 - The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:18 - He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:25 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:30 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:34 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:9 - His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:18 - “Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the LORD. He will do this by taking some of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it on each of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:17 - Joseph has the majesty of a young bull;
he has the horns of a wild ox.
He will gore distant nations,
driving them to the ends of the earth.
This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim
and the thousands of Manasseh.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 - When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:1 - Then Hannah prayed:
“My heart rejoices in the LORD!
The LORD has made me strong.[fn]
Now I have an answer for my enemies;
I rejoice because you rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
the LORD judges throughout the earth.
He gives power to his king;
he increases the strength[fn] of his anointed one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - Now the LORD said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:13 - So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
He is my refuge, my savior,
the one who saves me from violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:39 - There Zadok the priest took the flask of olive oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon with the oil. Then they sounded the ram’s horn and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he rushed to the sacred tent and grabbed on to the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51 - Word soon reached Solomon that Adonijah had seized the horns of the altar in fear, and that he was pleading, “Let King Solomon swear today that he will not kill me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - Joab had not joined Absalom’s earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah’s rebellion. So when Joab heard about Adonijah’s death, he ran to the sacred tent of the LORD and grabbed on to the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:11 - One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:5 - All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:10 - One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 - I wear burlap to show my grief.
My pride lies in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 - The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 - Snatch me from the lion’s jaws
and from the horns of these wild oxen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:4 - “I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’
I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:5 - Don’t raise your fists in defiance at the heavens
or speak with such arrogance.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:10 - For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked,
but I will increase the power of the godly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:17 - You are their glorious strength.
It pleases you to make us strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:24 - My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him,
and by my authority he will grow in power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:10 - But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
You have anointed me with the finest oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - They share freely and give generously to those in need.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
They will have influence and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:27 - The LORD is God, shining upon us.
Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - Here I will increase the power of David;
my anointed one will be a light for my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:14 - He has made his people strong,
honoring his faithful ones—
the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:1 - Now I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard
on a rich and fertile hill.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:1 - “The sin of Judah
is inscribed with an iron chisel—
engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts
and on the corners of their altars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:25 - “The strength of Moab has ended.
His arm has been broken,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:3 - All the strength of Israel
vanishes beneath his fierce anger.
The Lord has withdrawn his protection
as the enemy attacks.
He consumes the whole land of Israel
like a raging fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 - But it is the LORD who did just as he planned.
He has fulfilled the promises of disaster
he made long ago.
He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy.
He has caused her enemies to gloat over her
and has given them power over her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - Merchants came to you from Dedan.[fn] Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

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