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It is used to describe the physical ground or floor upon which people stand or structures are built. In the biblical context, it can also refer to the earth's surface or the bottom of the sea.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of the "floor" or "ground" was significant both practically and symbolically. Floors were often made of compacted earth or stone, serving as the foundation for homes and temples. The ground was also seen as a place of humility and submission, as people would often bow or prostrate themselves on the ground in acts of worship or supplication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>floor<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>floor (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">קַרְקַע</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>floor</b></font> (probably reduplication from a √ <font class="hebrew2">קרר</font>, or <font class="hebrew2">קור</font>; Late Hebrew <em>id., ground</em>, so <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">קַרְקְעָא</font>, <font class="hebrew2">קַרְקָעִיתָא</font>; apparently = Assyrian <i><em>‡a‡‡aru</em></i>, <em>ground</em>, <em>earth</em>, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb090302.gif"> <em>terra aequabilis mollisque</em>; compare Kö<sup>ii. 1, 91</sup>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm">1 Kings 7:7</a>a, <font class="hebrew2">קָ֑ע</font>- <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm">1 Kings 7:7</a>b (see below); construct <font class="hebrew2">קַרְקַע</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-17.htm">Numbers 5:17</a> +; — <em>floor</em> of temple <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-15.htm">1 Kings 6:15</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16,30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm">1 Kings 7:7</a>a; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm">1 Kings 7:7</a>b read probably <font class="hebrew2">הַקּוֺרוֺת</font> <em>rafters</em> (compare <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-15.htm">1 Kings 6:15</a> and <font class="hebrew2">קוֺרָה</font>) <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> Th Sta Kmp<sup>Kau</sup> Benz; (<em>earth</em>)- <em>floor</em> of tabernacle <a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-17.htm">Numbers 5:17</a>; <font class="hebrew2">קַרְקַע הַיָּם</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3</a> <em>the floor</em>, bottom <em>of the sea.</em> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bottom, one side of the floor <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm">qara'</a>; floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseroe), of a building or the sea -- bottom, (X one side of the) floor. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm">qara'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּקַרְקַ֣ע בקרקע הַקַּרְקַ֖ע הַקַּרְקָֽע׃ הקרקע הקרקע׃ מִקַּרְקַ֤ע מֵהַקַּרְקַ֖ע מהקרקע מקרקע קַרְקַ֥ע קרקע bə·qar·qa‘ bekarKa bəqarqa‘ hakkarKa haq·qar·qa‘ haq·qar·qā‘ haqqarqa‘ haqqarqā‘ karKa mê·haq·qar·qa‘ mehakkarKa mêhaqqarqa‘ mikkarKa miq·qar·qa‘ miqqarqa‘ qar·qa‘ qarqa‘<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 5:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה֙ <b> בְּקַרְקַ֣ע </b> הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן יִקַּ֥ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the dust <span class="itali">that is on the floor</span> of the tabernacle<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and of the dust <span class="itali">that is in the floor</span> of the tabernacle<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> after is on <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the tabernacle shall take<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּצַלְע֣וֹת אֲרָזִ֔ים <b> מִקַּרְקַ֤ע </b> הַבַּ֙יִת֙ עַד־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of cedar; <span class="itali">from the floor</span> of the house<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of cedar, <span class="itali">both the floor</span> of the house,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> boards of cedar <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the house against<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיְצַ֛ף אֶת־ <b> קַרְקַ֥ע </b> הַבַּ֖יִת בְּצַלְע֥וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he overlaid <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the house<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and covered <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the house<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the house overlaid <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the house boards<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲרָזִ֔ים מִן־ <b> הַקַּרְקַ֖ע </b> עַד־ הַקִּיר֑וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of cedar <span class="itali">from the floor</span> to the ceiling;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> both <span class="itali">the floor</span> and the walls<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of cedar both <span class="itali">the floor</span> against to the ceiling<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְאֶת־ <b> קַרְקַ֥ע </b> הַבַּ֖יִת צִפָּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He overlaid <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the house<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the floor</span> of the house he overlaid<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the house overlaid<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאֶ֔רֶז <b> מֵהַקַּרְקַ֖ע </b> עַד־ הַקַּרְקָֽע׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with cedar <span class="itali">from floor</span> to floor.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with cedar <span class="itali">from one side of the floor</span> to the other.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> paneled cedar <span class="itali">floor</span> against to floor<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵהַקַּרְקַ֖ע עַד־ <b> הַקַּרְקָֽע׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with cedar from floor <span class="itali">to floor.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from one side of the floor <span class="itali">to the other.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> floor against <span class="itali">to floor</span><p><b><a href="/text/amos/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 9:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִנֶּ֤גֶד עֵינַי֙ <b> בְּקַרְקַ֣ע </b> הַיָּ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> themselves from My sight <span class="itali">on the floor</span> of the sea,<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from my sight <span class="itali">in the bottom</span> of the sea,<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from my sight <span class="itali">the floor</span> of the sea there<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7172.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7172.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7172<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bekarka_7172.htm">bə·qar·qa‘ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkarka_7172.htm">haq·qar·qa‘ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/karka_7172.htm">qar·qa‘ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mehakkarka_7172.htm">mê·haq·qar·qa‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mikkarka_7172.htm">miq·qar·qa‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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