קָרַע

Strong’s Definition

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to tear, tear in pieces
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be rent, be split asunder

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: qâraʻ; Pronunciation: kaw-rah'