Definition
or קֹרַח; from H7139; ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal
Traditional renderings: crystal, frost, ice.
Traditional renderings: crystal, frost, ice.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קֶ֫רַח:
- κρύσταλλοςkrustallos“crystal”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Genesis 31:40וְקֶ֣רַח · and the frostAs it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
- Job 6:16קָ֑רַח · of the ice…darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
- Job 37:10קָ֑רַח · the iceBy the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
- Job 38:29הַקָּ֑רַח · does the iceFrom whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,
- Psalm 147:17קַֽרְח֣וֹ · His hailHe casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
- Jeremiah 36:30וְלַקֶּ֥רַח · and frostTherefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night.
- Ezekiel 1:22הַקֶּ֣רַח · like crystalSpread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.