Lexicon :: Strong's H7171 - qereṣ

קֶרֶץ
Transliteration
qereṣ
Pronunciation
keh'-rets
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָרַץ (H7169)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2075a

Strong’s Definitions

קֶרֶץ qerets, keh'-rets; from H7169; extirpation (as if by constriction):—destruction.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H7171 in the following manner: destruction (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H7171 in the following manner: destruction (1x).

  1. nipping, nipper, stinger

    1. nipping or stinging insect, gadfly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶרֶץ qerets, keh'-rets; from H7169; extirpation (as if by constriction):—destruction.
STRONGS H7171: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫רֶץ noun masculine dubious word, apparently nipping, concrete nipper usually interpreted (since Hi) of a nipping or stinging insect (compare Aramaic קָרוֺצָא, Arabic biting insect); e.g. gadfly (compare ThesAdd. 111), figurative of Nebuchadr. מִצָּפוֺן בָּא ק׳ Jeremiah 46:20 a gadfly cometh from the north; (Aq Symm) stimulator, i.e. קֹרֵץ; Thes and others, more generally, excidium.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7170.
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Jeremiah

46:20