קָרַע

When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

Genesis 37:29

• וַיִּקְרַ֖עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 37:34

• וַיִּקְרַ֤עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

Genesis 44:13

• וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvaiyikreuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they tore

with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

Exodus 28:32

• יִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yikarea'verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be torn

with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.

Exodus 39:23

• יִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yikarea'verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was torn

If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.

Leviticus 13:56

• וְקָרַ֣עvekara'Hc/Vqq3mstagged: and he will tear

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

Numbers 14:6

• קָרְע֖וּkareuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they tore

Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.

Joshua 7:6

• וַיִּקְרַ֨עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”

Judges 11:35

• וַיִּקְרַ֣עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

1 Samuel 4:12

• קְרֻעִ֔יםkeruimverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: torn

As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.

1 Samuel 15:27

• וַיִּקָּרַֽע׃vaiyikara'Hc/VNw3mstagged: and it tore

So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

1 Samuel 15:28

• קָרַ֨עkara'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has torn

He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

1 Samuel 28:17

• וַיִּקְרַ֨עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he has torn

On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

2 Samuel 1:2

• קְרֻעִ֔יםkeruimverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: torn

Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

2 Samuel 1:11

• וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvaiyikraemHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mptagged: and he tore them

Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

2 Samuel 3:31

• קִרְע֤וּkiruverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: tear

And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.

2 Samuel 13:19

• קָרָ֑עָהkaraahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she tore

Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

2 Samuel 13:31

• וַיִּקְרַ֥עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore
• קְרֻעֵ֥יkerueiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: torn of

When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.

2 Samuel 15:32

• קָר֙וּעַ֙karua'verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: torn

Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

1 Kings 11:11

• קָרֹ֨עַkaroa'verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: certainly to tear
• אֶקְרַ֤עʾekra'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will tear away

Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

1 Kings 11:12

• אֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃ʾekraenahverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: I will tear away it

Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

1 Kings 11:13

• אֶקְרָ֔עʾekra'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will tear away

And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,

1 Kings 11:30

• וַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָvaiyikraehaHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3fstagged: and he tore it

and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.

1 Kings 11:31

• קֹרֵ֤עַkorea'verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: about to tear

That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”

1 Kings 13:3

• נִקְרָ֔עnikra'verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: about to be torn apart

And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

1 Kings 13:5

• נִקְרָ֔עnikra'verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was torn apart

I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.

1 Kings 14:8

• וָאֶקְרַ֤עvaekra'Hc/Vqw1cstagged: and I tore away

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

1 Kings 21:27

• וַיִּקְרַ֣עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

2 Kings 2:12

• וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvaiyikraemHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mptagged: and he tore them

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

2 Kings 5:7

• וַיִּקְרַ֣עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

2 Kings 5:8

• קָרַ֤עkara'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he had torn
• קָרַ֖עְתָּkara'taverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: did you tear

When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.

2 Kings 6:30

• וַיִּקְרַ֣עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Kings 11:14

• וַתִּקְרַ֤עvatikra'Hc/Vqw3fstagged: and she tore

When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.

2 Kings 17:21

• קָרַ֣עkara'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he tore

Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

2 Kings 18:37

• קְרוּעֵ֣יkerueiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: torn of

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 19:1

• וַיִּקְרַ֖עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

2 Kings 22:11

• וַיִּקְרַ֖עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

2 Kings 22:19

• וַתִּקְרַע֙vatikra'Hc/Vqw2mstagged: and you tore

And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”

2 Chronicles 23:13

• וַתִּקְרַ֤עvatikra'Hc/Vqw3fstagged: and she tore

When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

2 Chronicles 34:19

• וַיִּקְרַ֖עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

2 Chronicles 34:27

• וַתִּקְרַ֥עvatikra'Hc/Vqw2mstagged: and you tore

When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.

Ezra 9:3

• קָרַ֥עְתִּיkara'tiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I tore

At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

Ezra 9:5

• וּבְקָרְעִ֥יuvekareiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and in tearing of my

When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

Esther 4:1

• וַיִּקְרַ֤עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

Job 1:20

• וַיִּקְרַ֣עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

Job 2:12

• וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙vaiyikreuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they tore

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Psalms 35:15

• קָֽרְע֥וּkareuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they tore

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

Ecclesiastes 3:7

• לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙likroa'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to tear

Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Isaiah 36:22

• קְרוּעֵ֣יkerueiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: torn of

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

Isaiah 37:1

• וַיִּקְרַ֖עvaiyikra'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he tore

If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

Isaiah 64:1

• קָרַ֤עְתָּkara'taverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you tore

And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

Jeremiah 4:30

• תִקְרְעִ֤יtikreiverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: you tear open

who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.

Jeremiah 22:14

• וְקָ֤רַֽעvekara'Hc/Vqq3mstagged: and he will tear

And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

Jeremiah 36:23

• יִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yikraehaverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: he tore it

Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.

Jeremiah 36:24

• קָרְע֖וּkareuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they tore

eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 41:5

• וּקְרֻעֵ֥יukerueiconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and torn of

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.

Ezekiel 13:20

• וְקָרַעְתִּ֣יvekara'tiHc/Vqq1cstagged: and I will tear away

I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 13:21

• וְקָרַעְתִּ֞יvekara'tiHc/Vqq1cstagged: and I will tear away

Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.

Hosea 13:8

• וְאֶקְרַ֖עveekra'HC/Vqu1cstagged: so I may tear

So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Joel 2:13

• וְקִרְע֤וּvekiruconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and tear