Strong's Definition
qeren keh'-ren From H7160; a horn (as projecting ); by implication a flask , cornet ; by resemblance an elephant s tooth (that is, ivory ), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively power: - X hill, horn. LXX related word(s) G2768 keras G2776 kephale G4536 salpigx
Derivation: from H7160 (קָרַן);
KJV Usage: [idiom] hill, horn.
TWOT Reference: 2072a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) — horn. 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill Aramaic equivalent: qe.ren (קֶ֫רֶן "horn" H7162)
קַרְנַ֫יִם (qar.na.im) — Karnaim. (BDB) Karnaim, a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan Another name of ash.te.rot qar.na.yim (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם "Ashteroth-karnaim" H6255)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ · קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ · קַרְנַיִם
Animals
horn = outgrowth of bone encased in hardened skin, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals; ► used for defending itself against aggression or for attacking other animals; ≈ associated with strength and honor; a raised horn symbolizes confidence and/or pride
GEN 22:13 · DEU 33:17 · DEU 33:17 · 1SA 2:1 · 1SA 2:10 · 1KI 22:11 · 1CH 25:5 · 2CH 18:10 · JOB 16:15 · PSA 22:22 · PSA 75:5 · PSA 75:6 · PSA 75:11 · PSA 75:11 · PSA 89:18 · PSA 89:25 · PSA 92:11 · PSA 112:9 · PSA 132:17 · PSA 148:14 · JER 48:25 · LAM 2:3 · LAM 2:17 · EZK 27:15 · EZK 29:21 · EZK 34:21 · DAN 7:7 · DAN 7:8 · DAN 7:8 · DAN 7:8 · DAN 7:8 · DAN 7:11 · DAN 7:20 · DAN 7:20 · DAN 7:21 · DAN 7:24 · DAN 8:3 · DAN 8:3 · DAN 8:5 · DAN 8:6 · DAN 8:7 · DAN 8:8 · DAN 8:9 · DAN 8:20 · DAN 8:21 · MIC 4:13 · ZEC 2:1 · ZEC 2:2 · ZEC 2:4 · ZEC 2:4 · ZEC 2:4
Musical Instruments
Collocation: קֶרֶן הַיֹּובֵל
ram's horn = wind instrument; ◄ made out of the horn of a male sheep
Furnishings
horns of altar = projection in the form of the horn of an animal; ◄ located at each of the four corners of the altar
EXO 27:2 · EXO 27:2 · EXO 29:12 · EXO 30:2 · EXO 30:3 · EXO 30:10 · EXO 37:25 · EXO 37:26 · EXO 38:2 · EXO 38:2 · LEV 4:7 · LEV 4:18 · LEV 4:25 · LEV 4:30 · LEV 4:34 · LEV 8:15 · LEV 9:9 · LEV 16:18 · 1KI 1:50 · 1KI 1:51 · 1KI 2:28 · PSA 118:27 · JER 17:1 · EZK 43:20 · EZK 43:15 · AMO 3:14
Landforms
hill literally: horn; hence: = naturally raised area of land; ► used for agriculture
name · קֶרֶן
Names of Locations
Karnaim = town, possibly to be identified with Beeshterah, Ashtaroth and Ashteroth-Karnaim; ◄ located in Bashan
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קֶ֫רֶן 75 n.f. horn
of ram
used as oil-flask
as wind instr.
(from curved shape of tusks)
fig. of pers., symbol of strength
of altar, horn-like projections at corners
hill (so in Ar., peak, isolated hill)
rays at his side(s) he had (of lightning-flashes in theoph.)
base
קַרְנַ֫יִם n.pr.loc. conquered by Isr.; prob. in Bashan base