קָֽרֶת
𐤒𐤓𐤕
qaret
the city
from קָרָה in the sense of building; a city; city.
Proverbs 9:3 · Word #7
Lexicon H7176
| Lemma | קֶרֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | qereth |
| Strong's | H7176 |
| In-context | the city |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7176-01
a built-settlement
| Root | קרה (q-r-h) |
| Core Meanings | to build, to found, to establish, to bring into being |
| Semantic Range | city, town, fortified settlement, inhabited center |
| Conceptual Significance | Denotes an established urban center—an organized, built environment representing stability, communal life, and often political or covenantal identity within the biblical world. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state; no article or suffix attached in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from a root associated with building or establishing, so "built-settlement" preserves the sense of something constructed and founded. The form is feminine singular absolute (HNcfsa), reflected by the singular English rendering without possessive or plural elements. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root קרה (to build, to found, to establish, to bring into being)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7147-01 |
beqeri | in hostile encounter |
H4746-01 |
hameqareh | the beam-layer |
H7152-01 |
haqeriot | the Cities |
H7151-01 |
haqireyah | the built-city |
H4745-01 |
kemiqereh | as the happening-of |
H7136-01 |
leqarot | to befall / to happen upon |
H4745-02 |
miqereh | an encountered event |
H7151-02 |
miqireyah | from a built-city |
|
miqireyat | from (the) city-of |
H7136-02 |
niqerah | he has been encountered by chance |
H7136-03 |
qarahu | it befell him |
|
qeri | hostile encounter |
H7147-02 |
qeri | a hostile encounter |
H7136-04 |
qeruhu | they were brought-about upon him |
H7151-03 |
qireyah | built-up city |
|
qireyat | City-of |
H7157-02 |
qireyat | City-of |
|
qireyat | City-of |
H7156-01 |
qireyatayim | Double City |
H7136-05 |
uleqarot | and to lay beams |
H4745-03 |
umiqereh | and an occurrence |
H7136-06 |
vayiqar | and he was met |
|
vehiqeritem | and you men will bring about |
H7153-03 |
veqireyat | and City-of |
H7136-07 |
yiqareh | it will befall |
H7136-08 |
yiqereh | it befalls |
Word Usage (5 occurrences of H7176)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 8:3 | קָ֑רֶת | qaret | of the city |
| Proverbs 9:3 | קָֽרֶת | qaret | the city |
| Proverbs 9:14 | קָֽרֶת | qaret | of the city |