Word Study · Strong's H7161 · Hebrew
קֶרֶן
qeren
keh'-ren
“a horn (as projecting)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] hill, horn.
- 76occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 21 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 58inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 76 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 58
- קֶ֣רֶן4
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יו4
- קֶ֥רֶן3
- קַרְנ֣וֹת3
- קַרְנֵ֣י3
- קַרְנֹ֖ת3
- בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת2
- קַרְנ֥וֹת2
- קַרְנֹתָ֗יו2
- קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃2
- בְּקֶ֣רֶן1
- בְּקֶ֥רֶן1
and 46 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 30
- [the] horns of14
- horns its11
- a horn7
- [the] horn of5
- horn my3
- horn your3
- horns of3
- on [the] horns of3
- [are] the horns2
- and [the] horn of2
- horn his2
- the two horns2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 28
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)14
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular10
- noun · feminine singular7
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine dual2
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc · 14
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 10
- HNcfsa · 7
- HNcfsc · 7
- HNcfdc · 3
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 3
- HR/Ncfpc · 3
- HTd/Ncfpa · 3
- HC/Ncfsc · 2
- HNcfda · 2
- HNcfdc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 2
All 76, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms13 of 76 · 17%
- Exodus10 of 76 · 13%
- Daniel9 of 76 · 12%
- Leviticus8 of 76 · 11%
- 1 Kings5 of 76 · 7%
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Exodus10 occurrences
- Exodus 27:2קַרְנֹתָ֗יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.here: horns its
- Exodus 27:2קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.here: horns its
- Exodus 29:12קַרְנֹ֥תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.here: [the] horns of
- Exodus 30:2קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃karnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.here: horns its
- Exodus 30:3קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularOverlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.here: horns its
- Exodus 30:10קַרְנֹתָ֔יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularOnce a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”here: horns its
- Exodus 37:25קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃karnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.here: horns its
- Exodus 37:26קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.here: horns its
- Exodus 38:2קַרְנֹתָ֗יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.here: horns its
- Exodus 38:2קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.here: horns its
Leviticus8 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:7קַ֠רְנוֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 4:18קַרְנֹ֣תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 4:25קַרְנֹ֖תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 4:30קַרְנֹ֖תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 4:34קַרְנֹ֖תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 8:15קַרְנ֨וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 9:9קַרְנ֣וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.here: [the] horns of
- Leviticus 16:18קַרְנ֥וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.here: [the] horns of
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 33:17וְקַרְנֵ֤יvekarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”here: and [are the] horns of
- Deuteronomy 33:17קַרְנָ֔יוkarnavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”here: horns his
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:1קַרְנִ֖יkarninoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAt that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.here: horn my
- 1 Samuel 2:10קֶ֥רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”here: [the] horn of
- 1 Samuel 16:1קַרְנְךָ֜karnechanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularNow the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”here: horn your
- 1 Samuel 16:13קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.here: [the] horn of
1 Kings5 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:39קֶ֤רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”here: [the] horn of
- 1 Kings 1:50בְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbekarnotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.here: on [the] horns of
- 1 Kings 1:51בְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbekarnotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”here: on [the] horns of
- 1 Kings 2:28בְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbekarnotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.here: on [the] horns of
- 1 Kings 22:11קַרְנֵ֣יkarneinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”here: horns of
Psalms13 occurrences
- Psalms 18:2וְקֶֽרֶן־vekeren-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.here: and [the] horn of
- Psalms 22:21וּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יumikarneiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!here: and from [the] horns of
- Psalms 75:4קָֽרֶן׃karennoun · feminine singularI say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.here: a horn
- Psalms 75:5קַרְנְכֶ֑םkarnekhemnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralDo not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”here: horn your
- Psalms 75:10קַרְנֵ֣יkarneinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”here: [the] horns of
- Psalms 75:10קַֽרְנ֥וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”here: [the] horns of
- Psalms 89:17קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃karnenunoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralFor You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.here: horn our
- Psalms 89:24קַרְנֽוֹ׃karnonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMy faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.here: horn his
- Psalms 92:10קַרְנִ֑יkarninoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBut You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.here: horn my
- Psalms 112:9קַ֝רְנ֗וֹkarnonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.here: horn his
- Psalms 118:27קַ֝רְנ֗וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.here: [the] horns of
- Psalms 132:17קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singularThere I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.here: a horn
- Psalms 148:14קֶ֨רֶן׀kerennoun · feminine singularHe has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!here: a horn
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 17:1וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתulekarnotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.here: and to [the] horns of
- Jeremiah 48:25קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.here: [the] horn of
Lamentations2 occurrences
- Lamentations 2:3קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it.here: the horn of
- Lamentations 2:17קֶ֥רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.here: [the] horn of
Ezekiel5 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:15קַרְנ֥וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.here: horns of
- Ezekiel 29:21קֶ֙רֶן֙kerennoun · feminine singularIn that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”here: a horn
- Ezekiel 34:21וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םuvekarneikhemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralSince you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,here: and with horns your
- Ezekiel 43:15הַקְּרָנ֖וֹתhakeranotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThe altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.here: the horns
- Ezekiel 43:20קַרְנֹתָיו֙karnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYou are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.here: horns its
Daniel9 occurrences
- Daniel 8:3קְרָנָ֑יִםkeranayimnoun · feminine dualThen I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.here: two horns
- Daniel 8:3וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםvehakeranayimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualThen I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.here: and the two horns
- Daniel 8:5קֶ֥רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.here: a horn of
- Daniel 8:6הַקְּרָנַ֔יִםhakeranayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualHe came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.here: the two horns
- Daniel 8:7קְרָנָ֔יוkeranavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.here: horns its
- Daniel 8:8הַקֶּ֣רֶןhakerenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.here: the horn
- Daniel 8:9קֶֽרֶן־keren-noun · feminine singularFrom one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.here: a horn
- Daniel 8:20הַקְּרָנָ֑יִםhakeranayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualThe two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.here: the two horns
- Daniel 8:21וְהַקֶּ֤רֶןvehakerenconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.here: and the horn
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 3:14קַרְנ֣וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.here: [the] horns of
- Amos 6:13קַרְנָֽיִם׃karnayimproper noun (a name)you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’here: Karnaim
Habakkuk1 occurrence
Zechariah5 occurrences
- Zechariah 1:18קְרָנֽוֹת׃keranotnoun · feminine pluralThen I looked up and saw four horns.here: horns
- Zechariah 1:19הַקְּרָנוֹת֙hakeranotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralSo I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”here: [are] the horns
- Zechariah 1:21הַקְּרָנ֞וֹתhakeranotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”here: [are] the horns
- Zechariah 1:21קַרְנ֣וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”here: [the] horns of
- Zechariah 1:21קֶ֛רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”here: a horn
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