Word

קֶרֶן

qeren · H7161 · Hebrew · 76 occurrences

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Place

Karnaim0 verses

A word for 2 things

Horns of the altarStone altar25 verses
Anointing horn, anointing flaskRoyalty6 verses

Meanings

horn

Outgrowth of bone encased in hardened skin, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals; used for defending itself against aggression or for attacking other animals; associated with strength and honor; a raised horn symbolizes confidence and/or pride

Examples
Genesis 22:13 Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in the place of his son.
Deuteronomy 33:17 “As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his, And his horns are the horns of the wild ox; With them he will gore the peoples All at once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
horn

Small container; made of the horn of an animal

Examples
1 Samuel 16:1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
1 Samuel 16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
1 Kings 1:39 And Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
ram's horn

Wind instrument; made out of the horn of a male sheep

Examples
Joshua 6:5 “It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight ahead.”
horns of altar

Projection in the form of the horn of an animal; located at each of the four corners of the altar

Examples
Exodus 27:2 “You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.
Exodus 29:12 “Then you shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Exodus 30:2 “Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it.
hill

Literally: horn; hence: naturally raised area of land; used for agriculture

Examples
Isaiah 5:1 Let me sing now for my beloved A song of my beloved about His vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
rays of light

Literally: horns; hence: beams of light

Examples
Habakkuk 3:4 His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And the hiding of His might is there.
Literally: the horn of (one's) salvation or victory; hence: a title for God as the one who has the strength to provide salvation or victory for his people ((God as the) Horn of (one's) salvation)

Examples
2 Samuel 22:3 My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.
Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my savior, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

57 occurrences in 22 groups

מִזְבֵּחַaltar 15
הוּhis 15
יmy 3
Other words · 19 groups that occur once or twice (24) 24

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

9 occurrences in 6 groups

אַרְבַּעfour 3
גָּדוֹלgreat, large 2
זָרָהto scatter, to disperse 2
אֶחָדone 1
עַיִןeye, sight 1
שְׁנַיִםtwo 1

What it doesIt is the subject

11 occurrences in 5 groups

רוּםto be high, to raise, to lift up 4
הָיָהto be, to become 3
גָּדַעto cut down, to cut off 2
יָצָאto go out 1
שָׁבַרto break, to shatter 1

What is done to itIt is the object

26 occurrences in 12 groups

רוּםto be high, to raise, to lift up 8
עָשָׂהto do, to make 4
לָקַחto take, to receive 3
Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11

What it is said to bePredicate

7 occurrences in 6 groups

וֹhim 3
גָּבֹהַּhigh 1
מַעַלabove, upward, more 1
עַיִןeye, sight 1
קֶרֶןhorn 1
אֲרִאֵילmighty warrior 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

3 occurrences in 2 groups

אֵלֶּהthese 2
קֶרֶןhorn 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

21 occurrences in 5 groups

עַלon, upon, over, against 21
בin/on/with 14
מִןfrom 2
עַדto, as far as, until 2
לto/for 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

2 occurrences in 1 groups

בַּעַלowner, master, husband 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

κέρας kéras · G2768 · horn, projection, corner: Greek κέρας (kéras, G2768) is the direct translational equivalent of Hebrew קֶרֶן (qeren, H7161), rendering both the literal sense 'horn' (of animals, or fashioned into musical instruments/containers) and the figurative/metaphorical senses ('horn' as symbol of power/strength, or topographical 'horn' = projecting hill).

Semantic domains 8 entries

Animals001001002: The word's most basic sense, an animal's horn, is directly illustrated by the ram caught in the thicket "by its horns" that Abraham offered in Isaac's place (Genesis 22:13).
Containers001003001001003: This domain reflects the word's "horn" used as a vessel (as for oil, compare 1 Samuel 16:1, 13, outside the sampled set); it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which concern altar horns.
Musical Instruments001003001001013: This domain reflects the word's use for a ram's-horn trumpet (compare Joshua 6:5); it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which concern the altar's horns.
Furnishings001003001001008: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which concern the altar's horns as an integral structural feature rather than furnishings generally.
Landforms001002003: This domain reflects the word's occasional "hill/peak" sense (compare Isaiah 5:1); it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which all concern the altar's horns.
Shine002001001053: This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which concern the altar's structural horns rather than a shining sense.
Titles003001017: The word's figurative use as strength or dignity (a "horn" of salvation or power) is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which all concern the altar's literal horns.
Names of Locations003001010: This domain reflects a place-name use of the word (as in Karnaim, compare Amos 6:13); it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which all concern the altar's horns.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

קָרַן qâran · H7160 · to shine, to glow, to have horns · 4×קֶרֶןqeren · H7161קֶרֶן qeren · H7162 · horn, cornet · 14×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7161. qeren קֶ֫רֶן75 noun feminineJer 48:25 horn; — absolute ׳ק Isa 5:1 +, קָ֑רֶן Psa…

H7161. qeren
קֶ֫רֶן75 noun feminineJer 48:25 horn; — absolute ׳ק Isa 5:1 +, קָ֑רֶן Psa 75:5; construct קֶ֫רֶן Jos 6:5 +; suffix קַרְנִי 1Sa 2:1; Psa 92:11, etc.; dual קַרְנַיִם Hab 3:4, קְרָנַיִם Dan 8:3, Dan 8:6, נָ֑יִם- Dan 8:3; Dan 8:20; construct קַרְנֵי 1Ki 22:11 +, suffix קַרְנָיו Gen 22:13; Deu 33:17, קְרָנָיו Dan 8:7, קַרְנֵיכֶם Eze 34:21; plural (usually in derived senses) קְרָנוֺת Eze 43:15 +; construct קַרְנֹת Exo 29:12 +, suffix קַרְנֹתָיו Exo 27:2 +, etc.; — horn:
1. a. of ram (אַיִל) Gen 22:13, so in Daniel's vision Dan 8:3 (twice in verse); Dan 8:6-7, Dan 8:20, and (of goat) Dan 8:5; Dan 8:8; Dan 8:9; Dan 8:21; of oppressors in Israel (under figure of rams) Eze 34:21, so of nations Zec 2:2; Zec 2:4 (3 t. in verse); of רְאֵם Deu 33:17; Psa 22:22 (both figurative, compare Psa 92:11); of Zion under figure of threshing-ox Mic 4:13; ׳ק בַּרְזֶל 1Ki 22:11 2Ch 18:10 (symbolic); seen in Zechariah's vision Zec 2:1.
b. used as oil-flask 1Sa 16:1, 1Sa 16:13; 1Ki 1:39 (compare הַמּוּח קֶרֶן below).
c. ׳ק הַיּוֺבֵל, as wind-instrument Jos 6:5 (compare שׁוֺפָר).
d. שֵׁן קַרְנוֺת Eze 27:15 (from curved shape of tusks).
2 figurative, of person, symbol of strength Deu 33:17, ׳ק יִשְׁעִי 2Sa 22:3 = Psa 18:3 (of ׳י as deliverer); others below 3 or
4; especially as lifted up (רום, as of a lordly animal, compare Dr1Samuel 2. 1), denoting increase of might, dignity 1Sa 2:1, 1Sa 2:10; Lam 2:17; Psalm 75:11; Psa 89:18; Psa 89:25; Psa 92:11; Psa 112:9, so perhaps 1Ch 25:5 (see Kau; > Be blow loudly [compare 1c]), + לְעַמּוֺ Psa 148:14 (subject ׳י); also haughtiness, arrogance Psa 75:5; Psa 75:6; opposed to ק ׳גָּדַע hew off horns, i.e. reduce, humiliate, Lam 2:3; Psalm 75:11, passive Jer 48:25, so קַרְנִי בֶעָפָר וְעֹלַלְתִּי Job 16:15; ק ׳אַצְמִיהַ יִשׂ ׳לְבֵית Eze 29:21 is apparently of restoration of might (as Psa 148:14 above, with וַיָּרֶם), but ׳אַצ ׳ק לְדָוִד Psa 132:17 of raising up individual ruler of Davidic line.
3 of altar, horn-like projections at corners (26 t.), Amo 3:14; Jer 17:1; Eze 43:15, Eze 43:20; Psa 118:27; Exodus 27:22 + 8t. Exodus; Lev 4:7, Lev 4:18 Lev 4:6t. Leviticus (all P); as sanctuary, refuge 1Ki 1:50-51, 1Ki 2:28.
4 hill (so in Arabic, peak, isolated hill, compare Ges) Isa 5:1.
5 לוֺ מִיָּדוֺ קַרְנַיִם Hab 3:4 rays at his side(s) had he (of lightning-flashes in theoph., compare Now Da). — Amo 6:13 see קַדְנַיִם proper name, of a location
קַרְנַ֫יִם proper name, of a location conquered by Israel Amo 6:13 (so Gr We Now GASm, compare also דְבָר לֹא above; ᵐ5 and most below קֶרֶן 2); probably in Bashan, = Καρναιν1Macc 5:43; 5:44, Καρνιον2Macc 12:21; also in ק ׳עַשְׁתְּרוֺת Gen 14:5 (see III. עַשְׁתָּרוֺת above).
קֶ֫רֶן noun feminineDan 7:8 horn (see Biblical Hebrew קרן); — absolute ׳ק Dan 7:8; emphatic קַרְנָא Dan 3:5 +; dual (often !) קַרְנַ֫יִן Dan 7:7; emphatic נַיָּא- Dan 7:8 +; —
1 instrument of music, Dan 3:5, Dan 3:7, Dan 3:10, Dan 3:15.
2 symbolic, in vision, Dan 7:7-8, (3 t. in verse); Dan 7:11, Dan 7:20 (twice in verse); Dan 7:21, Dan 7:24.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 8 entries

Animals39 occurrences Landforms1 occurrence Containers3 occurrences Furnishings26 occurrences Musical Instruments1 occurrence Shine1 occurrence Names of Locations1 occurrence Titles2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0