כֶּ֫רַע
ka.ra
“leg”
Definition
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
from H3766 (כָּרַע);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
כֶּ֫רַע appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This is what the LORD says:“As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the liontwo legs or a piece of an ear,so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescuedhaving just the corner of a bedor the cushion of a couch.
Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.
Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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