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Strong's #6979 - קוּר
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- (Qal) to bore, dig, dig for water
- to be cold
- (Hiphil) to make or keep cool
- (Pilpel) destroy, break down
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1250) rk (כר KR) AC: Dig CO: Bowl AB: ?: The pictograph k is a picture of the palm of the hand, the r is a picture of the head of a man. Combined these mean "palm of man". The palm as hollowed out. A digging. (eng: core; bore)
A) rk (כר KR) AC: ? CO: Hollow AB: ?
Nm ) rk (כר KR) - I. Hollow:The hollow hump of a camel or a pasture in a hollow. II. Lamb:One of the pasture. III. Captain:KJV (16): lamb, pasture, ram, furniture, captain - Strongs: H3733 (כַּר)
Nf1) erk (כרה KRH) - I. Pasture:As a hollowed out valley. II. Mole:A digger. [df: hrp] KJV (2): cottage, mole - Strongs: H3740 (כֵּרָה), H6512 (פֵּרוֹת)
fm ) irk (כרי KRY) - Captain: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (3): captain - Strongs: H3746 (כָּרִי)
kf1) erkm (מכרה MKRH) - I. Cave:As a hole in the rock. [df: hrem]II. Weapon:Probably a weapon that is a digging tool or similar implement. KJV (40): cave, den, hole, habitation, army - Strongs: H4380 (מְכֵרָה), H4631 (מְעָרָה)
lf1 ) erkrk (כרכרה KRKRH) - Camel: As with a hollow hump. KJV (1): beast - Strongs: H3753 (כִּרְכָּרָה)
B) rrk (כרר KRR) AC: Dance CO: ? AB: ?: A leaping or dancing around in a circle.
V) rrk (כרר KRR) - Dance: KJV (2): (vf: Pilpel, Participle) dance - Strongs: H3769 (כָּרַר)
C) rka (אכר AKR) AC: Dig CO: Farmer AB: ?
Nm ) rka (אכר AKR) - Farmer: One who digs the ground for growing crops. KJV (7): husbandman, plowman - Strongs: H406 (אִכָּר)
D) rak (כאר KAR) AC: ? CO: Pit AB: ?
V) rak (כאר KAR) - Deep: To make a deep engraving in a tablet or stone. Also to give a deep explanation. [df: rab] KJV (3): (vf: Piel) plain, plainly, declare - Strongs: H874 (בָּאַר)
Nf ) rak (כאר KAR) - Pit: A dug out hole, usually a well or cistern. [df: rab] KJV (37): well, pit, slimepit - Strongs: H875 (בְּאֵר)
gm ) rafk (כואר KWAR) - Pit: A dug out hole. [df: rab] KJV (2): cistern - Strongs: H877 (בּאֹר)
F) rke (הכר HKR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Wrong: [Unknown connection to root]
V) rke (הכר HKR) - Wrong: KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) strange - Strongs: H1970 (הָכַר)
Nf1) erke (הכרה HKRH) - Look: KJV (1): shew - Strongs: H1971 (הַכָּרָה)
H) erk (כרה KRH) AC: Dig CO: ? AB: Prepare
V) erk (כרה KRH) - I. Dig:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Prepare:To prepare a banquet or feast. [Unknown connection to root] KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Niphal) dig, make, pierce, open, grieve - Strongs: H3735 (כְּרָה), H3738 (כָּרָה), H3739 (כָּרָה)
Nf1) erk (כרה KRH) - Preparation: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (1): provision - Strongs: H3741 (כָּרָה)
J) rfk (כור KWR) AC: Dig CO: Pit AB: ?
V) rfk (כור KWR) - I. Dig:[df: rwq]II. Examine:To look deeply. [df: rwb]KJV (7): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Pilpel) declare, dig, cast out, destroy, break down - Strongs: H952 (בּוּר), H6979 (קוּר)
Nm ) rfk (כור KWR) - I. Pit:A hole, well or cistern that is dug out. [df: rwb rwx rx]II. Furnace:A hollow box formed out of brick or clay for cooking. III. Kor:A standard of measure. KJV (96): pit, cistern, well, dungeon, fountain, measure, cor - Strongs: H953 (בּוֹר), H2352 (חוּר), H2356 (חוֹר), H3564 (כּוּר), H3734 (כֹּר)
am) rfkm (מכור MKWR) - Fountain: A spring that comes out of a hole in the ground. [df: rwqm rqm] KJV (18): fountain, spring, wellspring, issue, well - Strongs: H4726 (מָקֹר)
em ) rfik (כיור KYWR) - I. Pot:As a dug out container. [df: ryk]II. Platform:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (23): laver, scaffold, pan, hearth - Strongs: H3595 (כִּיֹּר)
kf1) erfkm (מכורה MKWRH) - Birth: A coming out of a hole. KJV (3): birth, nativity, habitation - Strongs: H4351 (מְכֹרָה)
M) rik (כיר KYR) AC: ? CO: Furnace AB: ?: A hollowed out object.
Nm) rik (כיר KYR) - Furnace: A hollow box formed out of brick or clay for cooking. KJV (1): range - Strongs: H3600 (כִּיר)
Adopted Roots:
- A2436 Rqn (Pierce, Fissure)
- A2719 Roq (Dish)
- A2258 Rkk (Round)
- A2192 Rph (Dig, Mole)
- A2198 Rqh (Examine)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
noun [masculine] might (?); — so read (according to most) for קַוקָֿו in phrase ׳גּוֺי ק Isaiah 18:2,7i.e. a mighty nation (compare Arabic 
strength; see (on reduplication) Ges§ 123 e); > RV ' meting out conquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11. קַו).
I. [קוּר] verb bore, dig (Arabic 
(
) cut a round hole in, scoop out); —
Qal Perfect 1 singular קַרְתִּי 2 Kings 19:24 I have dug (that Isaiah , a well)= Isaiah 37:25 (Meinh conjectures כָּרִתִי). —
Hiph`il, Pilpel, see I, II. קרר.
I. [קָרַר] verb be cold (Arabic 
be cold, so Ethiopic 
Syriac 
; ᵑ7 Ithpa`al 1 singular cool onself (rare); Levy compare also Late Hebrew Nithp. רִתְקָרֵר grow calm [i.e. cool]); —
Hiph`il make or keep cool: Perfect 3 feminine singular הֵקֵ֫רָה, figurative, Jeremiah 6:7b Jerusalem keepeth her wickedness cool, fresh; Infinitive construct metaplastic הָקִיר (Ges§ 67v) Jeremiah 6:7a, of בּוֺר keeping water cool (simile).
II. [קָרַר] verb Pilpel tear down (?) (Late Hebrew קִרְקֵר tear down wall); — only Participle מְקַרְקַר קִר Isaiah 22:5 usually (men are) tearing down wall ( s), but see I. קִיר
3 near the end.
קרשׁ (√ of following; compare Late Hebrew רַשׁ be ( come) firm, solid, קֶרֶשׁ board (rare)).
קוּר to dig, especially a well, Isaiah 37:25. (Arab. قار Med. Waw, to cut out from amongst. Kindred are כּוּר which see, נָקַר.) Derivatives, מָקוֹר [קוּדִים, קוֹרָה, קִיר, קַרְקֹר].
Hiphil, to cause to flow forth (water), Jerem. 6:7.
Pilpel קִרְקֵר to dig under, to undermine a wall (so the Chald.). Isaiah 22:5, by a play of words, מְקַרְקַר קִר “they undermine a wall” (Talmud. קרקורא דקיר destruction of a wall). Hence to destroy. Numbers 24:17, וְקַרְקַר כָּל־בְּנֵי־שֵׁת “and will destroy all the children of pride.” LXX. προνομεύσει. Vulg. vastabit.
