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Qeren — the meaning of the Hebrew name קֶרֶן

קֶרֶן

qeren · pronounced keh'-ren · Strong's H7161 · a place

Qeren means a horn (as projecting).

Built from

קָרַן qâran (from, H7160) — to push or gore open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

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.

First appearance

Gen 22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. (KJV)

Every verse that names Qeren

69 occurrences in 69 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Amos, Micah, Habakkuk, Zechariah

Gen 22:13Exod 27:2Exod 29:12Exod 30:2Exod 30:3Exod 30:10Exod 37:25Exod 37:26Exod 38:2Lev 4:7Lev 4:18Lev 4:25Lev 4:30Lev 4:34Lev 8:15Lev 9:9Lev 16:18Deut 33:17Josh 6:51Sam 2:11Sam 2:101Sam 16:11Sam 16:132Sam 22:31Kgs 1:391Kgs 1:501Kgs 1:511Kgs 2:281Kgs 22:111Chr 25:52Chr 18:10Job 16:15Ps 18:3Ps 22:22Ps 75:5Ps 75:6Ps 75:11Ps 89:18Ps 89:25Ps 92:11Ps 112:9Ps 118:27Ps 132:17Ps 148:14Isa 5:1Jer 17:1Jer 48:25Lam 2:3Lam 2:17Ezek 27:15Ezek 29:21Ezek 34:21Ezek 43:15Ezek 43:20Dan 8:3Dan 8:5Dan 8:6Dan 8:7Dan 8:8Dan 8:9Dan 8:20Dan 8:21Amos 3:14Amos 6:13Mic 4:13Hab 3:4Zech 2:1Zech 2:2Zech 2:4

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