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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7171. קֶ֫רֶץ (qerets) -- extremity, end, corner</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7171.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/46-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7171.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7171</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7170.htm" title="7170">◄</a> 7171. qerets <a href="../hebrew/7172.htm" title="7172">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">qerets: extremity, end, corner</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קֶרֶץ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>qerets<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keh-rets<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(keh'-rets)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>extremity, end, corner<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>extirpation<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to pinch or to crush<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent for the concept of extremities or corners might be found in words like "γωνία" (gōnia), which means corner or angle, used in the New Testament in passages such as Matthew 21:42, referring to the "cornerstone."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "qerets" is used to denote the extremity or edge of something, often referring to the corners or ends of a physical object or space. It can imply the outermost parts or the boundaries of a given area. In a broader sense, it can also symbolize the limits or the finality of a situation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of boundaries and extremities was significant, both in physical and metaphorical terms. The corners of garments, fields, and even the earth were often seen as places of significance, sometimes associated with divine protection or judgment. The idea of "corners" could also relate to the practice of leaving the corners of fields unharvested for the poor and the stranger, as commanded in the Torah (Leviticus 19:9).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7169.htm">qarats</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps nipping<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>horsefly (1).<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> <font class="hebrew2">קֶ֫רֶץ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> dubious word, apparently <font size="+1"><b>nipping</b></font>, concrete <font size="+1"><b>nipper</b></font> usually interpreted (since Hi) of a nipping or stinging insect (compare Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">קָרוֺצָא</font>, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb090301.gif"> <em>biting insect</em>); e.g. <em>gadfly</em> (compare Thes<sup>Add. 111</sup>), figurative of Nebuchadr. <font class="hebrew2">מִצָּפוֺן בָּא</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-20.htm">Jeremiah 46:20</a> <em>a gadfly cometh from the north</em>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> (Aq Symm) <em>stimulator</em>, i.e. <font class="hebrew2">קֹרֵץ</font>; Thes and others, more Generally, <em>excidium.</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>destruction <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7169.htm">qarats</a>; extirpation (as if by constriction) -- destruction. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7169.htm">qarats</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>קֶ֥רֶץ קרץ Keretz qe·reṣ qereṣ<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/jeremiah/46-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 46:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פִיָּ֖ה מִצְרָ֑יִם <b> קֶ֥רֶץ </b> מִצָּפ֖וֹן בָּ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> heifer, <span class="itali">[But] a horsefly</span> is coming<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> heifer, <span class="itali">[but] destruction</span> cometh;<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pretty Egypt <span class="itali">a horsefly</span> the north is coming<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7171.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7171.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7171<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keretz_7171.htm">qe·reṣ — 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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