קְרַץ qᵉrats

Meaning

chew him up (figuratively) by slander

In the King James Version: [phrase] accuse.

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7171 (קֶרֶץ) in the sense of a bit (to 'eat the morsels of' any one, i.e.

Where it is used

• Daniel 3:8 At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
• Daniel 6:24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.