Strong's Hebrew: 7140. קֶ֫רַח (qerach) -- Ice, frost

Strong's Lexicon

qerach: Ice, frost

Original Word: קֶרַח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qerach
Pronunciation: keh'-rakh
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-rakh)
Definition: Ice, frost
Meaning: ice, hail, rock crystal

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be cold

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "qerach," the concept of ice or frost can be related to Greek words like "πάγος" (pagos), meaning frost or ice, which is not directly found in the New Testament but can be conceptually linked.

Usage: The Hebrew word "qerach" primarily refers to ice or frost. It is used in the Bible to describe natural phenomena associated with cold weather, often symbolizing the power and majesty of God in creation. The term is used to illustrate the divine control over the elements and the changing seasons.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, where the climate is predominantly warm, occurrences of ice and frost were notable events. These phenomena were often seen as manifestations of God's power and were used metaphorically to describe His ability to control nature. The rarity of ice in the region made it a powerful symbol of God's might and the awe-inspiring aspects of His creation.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
frost, ice
NASB Translation
crystal (1), frost (2), ice (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קֶ֫רַח noun masculine^{Job 38:29} frost, ice; — absolute ׳ק Genesis 31:40 +, קָ֑רַח Job 6:16 +; suffix קַרְחוֺ Psalm 147:17; —

1 frost of night (opposed to חֹרֶב of day), Genesis 31:40 (E), Jeremiah 36:30.

2 ice, Job 6:16; Job 37:10; Job 38:29 ("" כְפֹר hoarfrost), כְפִתִּים ׳מַשְׁלִיח ק Psalm 147:17 (Hup and others think of hail, but see Bae; "" קָרָה cold, שֶׁלֶג, כְּפוֺר Psalm 147:16); probably also ׳כְּעֵין ק Ezekiel 1:22 (so Krae; most crystal, after ᵐ5).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crystal, frost, ice

Or qorach {ko'-rakh}; from qarach; ice (as if bald, i.e. Smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal -- crystal, frost, ice.

see HEBREW qarach

Forms and Transliterations

הַקֶּ֣רַח הַקָּ֑רַח הקרח וְלַקֶּ֥רַח וְקֶ֣רַח ולקרח וקרח קַֽרְח֣וֹ קָ֑רַח קרח קרחו hakKarach hakKerach haq·qā·raḥ haq·qe·raḥ haqqāraḥ haqqeraḥ Karach karCho qā·raḥ qar·ḥōw qāraḥ qarḥōw veKerach velakKerach wə·laq·qe·raḥ wə·qe·raḥ wəlaqqeraḥ wəqeraḥ

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Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:40
HEB: אֲכָלַ֥נִי חֹ֖רֶב וְקֶ֣רַח בַּלָּ֑יְלָה וַתִּדַּ֥ד
NAS: consumed me and the frost by night,
KJV: consumed me, and the frost by night;
INT: consumed the heat and the frost night fled

Job 6:16
HEB: הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־ קָ֑רַח עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־
NAS: because of ice [And] into which the snow
KJV: Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow
INT: are turbid because of ice and melts

Job 37:10
HEB: אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־ קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם
NAS: of God ice is made,
KJV: of God frost is given:
INT: of God is made ice and the expanse of the waters

Job 38:29
HEB: מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם
NAS: has come the ice? And the frost
KJV: came the ice? and the hoary frost
INT: whose has come crystal bason of heaven

Psalm 147:17
HEB: מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְח֣וֹ כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥י
NAS: He casts forth His ice as fragments;
KJV: He casteth forth his ice like morsels:
INT: casts his ice fragments before

Jeremiah 36:30
HEB: לַחֹ֥רֶב בַּיּ֖וֹם וְלַקֶּ֥רַח בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃
NAS: of the day and the frost of the night.
KJV: and in the night to the frost.
INT: to the heat of the day and the frost of the night

Ezekiel 1:22
HEB: רָקִ֔יעַ כְּעֵ֖ין הַקֶּ֣רַח הַנּוֹרָ֑א נָט֥וּי
NAS: gleam of crystal, spread
KJV: of the terrible crystal, stretched forth
INT: an expanse gleam of crystal the awesome spread