קֶרֶן qeren

Hebrew word for “horn” · Strong’s H7161 · used 76 times in 69 verses

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Meaning

1) horn; 1a) horn; 1b) of strength (fig);

Senses in the lexicon

• horn (75)
• Karnaim (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for qeren in context, with how often each is used:

• horns 41
• horn 29
• two horns 5
• karnaim 1

Where it is used

Also in 9 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 8 (8), Leviticus 4 (5), Exodus 30 (3), 1 Kings 1 (3), Psalms 75 (3), Zechariah 1 (3), Exodus 37 (2), 1 Samuel 2 (2), 1 Samuel 16 (2), Psalms 89 (2)

Forms

• קרן 14
• קרנתיו 10
• קרנות 10
• קרני 6
• קרנת 5
• בקרנות 3
• הקרנות 3
• קרנים 3
• קרניו 2
• בקרן 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with qeren more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 16
• רוּם rum “to exalt” 12
• יְסוֹד yesod “foundation” 8
• דָּם dam “blood” 11
• אֶצְבַּע etsba “finger” 6
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 11
• שָׁפַךְ shaphakh “to pour” 6
• נָגַח nagach “to gore” 4
• אַרְבַּע arba “four” 7
• מִן־ min “from” 10
• גָּדַע gada “to cut down/off” 4
• עֹלָה olah “burnt offering” 6

Key verses

The verses using qeren that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Leviticus 8:15 — And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at…
• Deuteronomy 33:17 — His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the…
• 1 Samuel 2:1 — And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy…
• 1 Samuel 2:10 — The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give…
• 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I…
• 1 Samuel 16:13 — Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel…
• 2 Samuel 22:3 — The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
• Psalms 18:2 — The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
• Psalms 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Psalms 148:14 — He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
• Isaiah 5:1 — Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
• Micah 4:13 — Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.