Hebrew noun (feminine) · H7161
קֶרֶן
qerenkeh'-ren
horn; Karnaim
76 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7161is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 21 of 39Old Testament books
- 58spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7161
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
The King James renders it: [idiom] hill, horn.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
qeren is rendered "horn; Karnaim". It stands 76 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-one books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "horn".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 22:13Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
- The Greek text spells it fifty-eight different ways.
The first use
Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
Genesis 22:13בְּקַרְנָ֑יו
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twenty-one of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: horn, and Karnaim.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| hornStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 22:13Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns… |
| KarnaimStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- horns of17
- horns its11
- a horn7
- horn of5
- horn my3
- horn your3
- on horns of3
- the horns3
- and horn of2
- horn his2
- the two horns2
- two horns2
and 16 more, 76 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| קֶרֶב | qereb | entrails: among | Uses227 |
| קֶרֶשׁ | qeresh | board | Uses51 |
| קֶרֶן | qeren | horn | Uses14 |
| קֶרֶס | qeres | clasp | Uses10 |
| קֶרֶת | qereth | town | Uses5 |
| קֶרֶץ | qerets | stinging fly | Uses1 |
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 76, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
58 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- קֶ֣רֶן4
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יו4
- קֶ֥רֶן3
- קַרְנ֣וֹת3
- קַרְנֵ֣י3
- קַרְנֹ֖ת3
- בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת2
- קַרְנ֥וֹת2
- קַרְנֹתָ֗יו2
- קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃2
- בְּקֶ֣רֶן1
- בְּקֶ֥רֶן1
and 46 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)14HNcfpc
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular10HNcfpc/Sp3ms
- noun · feminine singular7HNcfsa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HNcfsc
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)3HNcfdc
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3HNcfsc/Sp1bs
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)3HR/Ncfpc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural3HTd/Ncfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncfsc
- noun · feminine dual2HNcfda
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcfdc/Sp3ms
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Genesis
one use
Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
- בְּקַרְנָ֑יוbekarnavpreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by horns its
Exodus
ten uses
Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
- קַרְנֹתָ֗יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
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.
- קַרְנֹ֥תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.
- קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃karnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
Once 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.”
- קַרְנֹתָ֔יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
He 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.
- קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃karnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
He 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.
- קַרְנֹתָ֗יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יוkarnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
Leviticus
eight uses
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.
- קַ֠רְנוֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנֹ֣תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנֹ֖תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנֹ֖תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנֹ֖תkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנ֨וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנ֣וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns 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.
- קַרְנ֥וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
Deuteronomy
two uses
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.”
- וְקַרְנֵ֤יvekarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and horns of
- קַרְנָ֔יוkarnavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns his
Joshua
one use
And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
- בְּקֶ֣רֶןbekerenpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on horn of
1 Samuel
four uses
At 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.
- קַרְנִ֖יkarninoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: horn my
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.”
- קֶ֥רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horn of
Now 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.”
- קַרְנְךָ֜karnechanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: horn your
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.
- קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horn of
2 Samuel
one use
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
- וְקֶ֣רֶןvekerenconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and horn of
1 Kings
five uses
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!”
- קֶ֤רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horn of
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
- בְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbekarnotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on horns 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.’”
- בְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbekarnotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on horns 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.
- בְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbekarnotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on horns 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.’”
- קַרְנֵ֣יkarneinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
1 Chronicles
one use
All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
- קָ֑רֶןkarennoun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
2 Chronicles
one use
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.’”
- קַרְנֵ֣יkarneinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
Job
one use
I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.
- קַרְנִֽי׃karninoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: horn my
Psalms
thirteen uses
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.
- וְקֶֽרֶן־vekeren-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and horn of
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- וּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יumikarneiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and from horns of
I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- קָֽרֶן׃karennoun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
- קַרְנְכֶ֑םkarnekhemnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: horn your
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- קַרְנֵ֣יkarneinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
- קַֽרְנ֥וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
- קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃karnenunoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: horn our
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
- קַרְנֽוֹ׃karnonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horn his
But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- קַרְנִ֑יkarninoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: horn my
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- קַ֝רְנ֗וֹkarnonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horn his
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.
- קַ֝רְנ֗וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
- קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
- קֶ֨רֶן׀kerennoun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
Isaiah
one use
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- בְּקֶ֥רֶןbekerenpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on a horn of
Jeremiah
two uses
“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.
- וּלְקַרְנ֖וֹתulekarnotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and to horns of
The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.
- קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horn of
Lamentations
two uses
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.
- קֶ֣רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the horn 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.
- קֶ֥רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horn of
Ezekiel
five uses
The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
- קַרְנ֥וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
In 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.”
- קֶ֙רֶן֙kerennoun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,
- וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םuvekarneikhemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and with horns your
The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.
- הַקְּרָנ֖וֹתhakeranotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the horns
You 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.
- קַרְנֹתָיו֙karnotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
Daniel
nine uses
Then 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.
- קְרָנָ֑יִםkeranayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: two horns
- וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםvehakeranayimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualtagged: and the two horns
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.
- קֶ֥רֶןkerennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a horn of
He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
- הַקְּרָנַ֔יִםhakeranayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualtagged: the two horns
I 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.
- קְרָנָ֔יוkeranavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: horns its
Thus 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.
- הַקֶּ֣רֶןhakerenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the horn
From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
- קֶֽרֶן־keren-noun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
- הַקְּרָנָ֑יִםhakeranayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualtagged: the two horns
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
- וְהַקֶּ֤רֶןvehakerenconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the horn
Amos
two uses
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.
- קַרְנ֣וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’
- קַרְנָֽיִם׃karnayimproper noun (a name)tagged: Karnaim
Micah
one use
Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
- קַרְנֵ֞ךְkarnekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: horn your
Habakkuk
one use
His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
- קַרְנַ֥יִםkarnayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: two horns
Zechariah
five uses
Then I looked up and saw four horns.
- קְרָנֽוֹת׃keranotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: horns
So 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.”
- הַקְּרָנוֹת֙hakeranotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the horns
“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.”
- הַקְּרָנ֞וֹתhakeranotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the horns
- קַרְנ֣וֹתkarnotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: horns of
- קֶ֛רֶןkerennoun · feminine singulartagged: a horn
The letters
Gematria 350· 1,000 mispar gadol
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