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H7140

קֶ֫רַח

qe.rachH:N-M

ice

1) frost, ice, ice crystal 1a) frost (of night) 1b) ice

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

קֶ֫רַח noun masculineJob 38:29 frost, ice; — absolute ׳ק Gen 31:40 +, קָ֑רַח Job 6:16 +; suffix קַרְחוֺ Ps 147:17 —

1. frost of night (opposed to חֹרֶב of day), Gen 31:40 (E), Jer 36:30.
2. ice, Job 6:16; Job 37:10; Job 38:29 (|| כְפֹר hoarfrost), כְפִתִּים ׳מַשְׁלִיח ק Ps 147:17 (Hup and others think of hail, but see Bae; || קָרָה cold, שֶׁלֶג, כְּפוֺר vPs 147:16); probably also ׳כְּעֵין ק Ezek 1:22 (so Krae; most crystal, after ᵐ5).

קְרִי, קִרְיָה, קִרְיַת, קרִיּוֺת, etc., see קרה.

7 occurrences

Genesis (1), Job (3), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)