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קַר

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qar

H7119 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root קרר to be cold, to grow cool, to be refreshed

Definition

An adjective meaning 'cool' or 'cold,' referring primarily to physical temperature, particularly of water or air; by extension, it can denote refreshment resulting from a cool condition. In rare figurative usage, it can suggest calmness or tranquility.

Semantic Range

cold, cool, coolness, chill, refreshing coolness, (rarely) calmness or tranquility

Root / Etymology

From the root קרר (qarar), meaning 'to be cool, become cold.' The form קַר (qar) is an adjective directly derived from this root, with the primary sense of physical or literal coldness.

Historical & Contextual Notes

קַר appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible and is usually used for literal descriptions of temperature (e.g., cool water); only sparsely does it acquire figurative overtones (calmness). In the post-biblical period, derivatives of the same root extend more clearly to abstract senses (such as emotional coldness or indifference), but these are not attested in the biblical material. English translations often render קַר simply as 'cold,' but this can obscure the nuance of temporal refreshment or pleasant coolness present in some contexts. It contrasts with חָם (ḥam, 'hot') and compounds such as מַיִם קָרִים ('cold water'), indicating literal temperature. There is no direct religious or ethnic connotation to the term in biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

contracted from an unused root meaning to chill; cool; figuratively, quiet; cold, excellent (from the margin).

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Root Family

קרר (q-r-r) — to be cold, to grow cool, to be refreshed

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7119-01 קָרִ֖ים qarim HAampa cold cold ones 2
H7119-02 ו/קר vqr HC/Aamsc and cool and cool 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7119-01 Jeremiah 18:14 קָרִ֖ים qarim HAampa cold cold ones
H7119-02 Proverbs 17:27 ו/קר vqr HC/Aamsc and cool and cool
H7119-01 Proverbs 25:25 קָ֭רִים qarim HAampa cold cold ones
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