H7176 קֶרֶת (qereth) keh'-reth

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

town

qereth keh'-reth From H7136 in the sense of building; a city: - city. LXX related word(s) G2487 ichnos * G4628 skelos *

Derivation: from H7136 (קָרָה) in the sense of building;

KJV Usage: city.

TWOT Reference: 2068h

1) city, town

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2487 G4628

קֶ֫רֶת (qe.ret) — town. city, town

קֶרֶת (H7176)

noun f · קַרְתָּה · קַרְתָּן

Towns

city, town = relatively large and permanent population center, usually surrounded by a wall; ≈ poetic term

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

[קֶ֫רֶת] n.f. town, city base

29:7

8:3 9:3 9:14 11:11

Job 29:7

When I went out to the city gate... and took my seat in the public square,

Proverbs 8:3

Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances... she cries out:

Proverbs 9:3

She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

Proverbs 9:14

She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.