כְּרַז kᵉraz — (Aramaic) probably of Greek origin
Translated in the KJV as make a proclamation.
(Aramaic) probably of Greek origin; to proclaim.
kᵉraz in each stem
Haph'el
Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 1
וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּ Dan 5:29 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›