Lexicon :: Strong's H7169 - qāraṣ

קָרַץ
Transliteration
qāraṣ
Pronunciation
kaw-rats'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2075

Strong’s Definitions

קָרַץ qârats, kaw-rats'; a primitive root; to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it):—form, move, wink.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7169 in the following manner: wink (3x), moving (1x), formed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7169 in the following manner: wink (3x), moving (1x), formed (1x).

  1. to narrow, form, nip, pinch, squeeze, wink, purse

    1. (Qal) to pinch

    2. (Pual) to be nipped or pinched off, be formed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרַץ qârats, kaw-rats'; a primitive root; to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it):—form, move, wink.
STRONGS H7169: Abbreviations
† [קָרַץ] verb nip, pinch (Late Hebrew קָרַץ cut dough, compress lips, קֶרֶץ piece of bread; Assyrian karâṣu, nip off, gnaw, Arabic pinch; Ethiopic incise; Syriac nail [see also Biblical Aramaic]; compare Frä35f.); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִקְרְצועַֿיִן Psalm 35:19 let them not pinch the eye, i.e. wink maliciously, so Participle active קֹרֵץ צ׳ Proverbs 10:10, בְּעֵינוֺ ק׳ Proverbs 6:13; also שְׂפָתָיו ק׳ Proverbs 16:30 pinching his lips (i.e. compressing, as in Late Hebrew, or biting, gnawing, compare Assyrian).
Pu. Perfect 1st person singular מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי Job 33:6 from clay I was nipped off (compare Assyrian ṭiṭa iḳtariṣ, he nipped off clay, to form Eabani).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

33:6

Psalms

35:19

Proverbs

6:13; 10:10; 16:30