קֶרַע qeraʻ
Meaning
a rag
In the King James Version: piece, rag.
Derivation: from H7167 (קָרַע);
Where it is used
- 1 Kings 11:30 And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
- 1 Kings 11:31 and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.
- 2 Kings 2:12 As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
- Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.