קָרַע
qa.ra
“to tear”
Definition
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
a primitive root;
- 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
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
קָרַע appears 59 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
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