קַרְקַע
Transliteration
qarqaʿ
Pronunciation
kar-kah'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָרַע (H7167)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2076

Strong’s Definitions

קַרְקַע qarqaʻ, kar-kah'; from H7167; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea:—bottom, (× one side of the) floor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7172 in the following manner: floor (6x), other (1x), bottom (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7172 in the following manner: floor (6x), other (1x), bottom (1x).

  1. floor, bottom

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קַרְקַע qarqaʻ, kar-kah'; from H7167; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea:—bottom, (× one side of the) floor.
STRONGS H7172: Abbreviations
† I. קַרְקַע noun [masculine] floor (probably reduplication from a √ קרר, or קור; Late Hebrew id., ground, so קַרְקְעָא, קַרְקָעִיתָא; apparently = Assyrian ḳaḳḳaru, ground, earth, Arabic terra aequabilis mollisque; compare Köii. 1, 91); — absolute ק׳ 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 7:7a, קָ֑ע- 1 Kings 7:7b (see below); construct קַרְקַע Numbers 5:17 +; — floor of temple 1 Kings 6:15 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 6:16, 30; 1 Kings 7:7a; 1 Kings 7:7b read probably הַקּוֺרוֺת rafters (compare 1 Kings 6:15 and קוֺרָה) Th Sta KmpKau Benz; (earth)-floor of tabernacle Numbers 5:17; קַרְקַע הַיָּם Amos 9:3 the floor, bottom of the sea.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

Numbers 5:17; Numbers 5:17

1 Kings

1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 6:30; 1 Kings 7:7; 1 Kings 7:7; 1 Kings 7:7; 1 Kings 7:7

Amos

Amos 9:3