STRONGS NUMBER H6979


Word Summary
qur: to bore, dig
Original Word: קוּר
Transliteration: qur
Phonetic Spelling: (koor)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to bore, dig
Meaning: to trench, to throw forth, to wall up
Strong's Concordance
break down, cast out, destroy, dig

A primitive root; to trench; by implication, to throw forth; also (denominative from qiyr) to wall up, whether literal (to build a wall) or figurative (to estop) -- break down, cast out, destroy, dig.

see HEBREW qiyr

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H6979. qur

קַוְקָו‎ (or קָוְקָו קַוְקַו,‎)

noun [masculine] might (?); — so read (according to most) for קַוקָֿו‎ in phrase ק ׳גּוֺיIsaiah 18:2, 7 i.e. a mighty nation (compare Arabic strength; see (on reduplication) Ges§ 123e); > RV 'meting out conquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11. קַו‎).

I. [קוּר‎] verb bore, dig (Arabic () cut a round hole in, scoop out); —

Qal Perfect1singular קַרְתִּי2 Kings 19:24 I have dug (that is, a well)= Isaiah 37:25 (Meinh conjectures כָּרִתִי‎). —

Hiph`il, Pilpel, see I, II. קרר‎.

I. [קָרַר‎] verb be cold (Arabic be cold, so Ethiopic Syriac ; ᵑ7‎ Ithpa`al 1 singular cool onself (rare); Levy compare also Late Hebrew Nithp. רִתְקָרֵרgrow calm [i.e. cool]); —

Hiph`il make or keep cool: Perfect3feminine singular הֵקֵ֫רָה‎, figurative, Jeremiah 6:7b Jerusalem keepeth her wickedness cool, fresh; Infinitive construct metaplastic הָקִיר‎ (Ges§ 67v) 6:7a, of בּוֺרkeeping water cool (simile).

II. [קָרַר‎] verb Pilpel tear down (?) (Late Hebrew קִרְקֵרtear down wall); — only Participle קִר מְקַרְקַרIsaiah 22:5 usually (men are) tearing down wall (s), but see I. קִיר

3 near the end.

קרשׁ‎ (√ of following; compare Late Hebrew רַשׁbe (come) firm, solid, קֶרֶשׁboard (rare)).