What does קָרַץ · νεύω mean in the Bible?
קָרַץ · νεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to signal secretly or wink with intent".
Hebrew · H7169, G3506
קָרַץ
To pinch , i.e. (partially) to bite the lips , blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it) · to motion
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קָרַץ H7169 to pinch , i.e. (partially) to bite the lips , blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it)
Pronunciation qarats
Pinching action ranges from subtle facial gestures of malice to deliberate shaping of material
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νεύω G3506 to motion
Pronunciation neúō
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What does קָרַץ (qarats) mean in the Bible?
קָרַץ · νεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to signal secretly or wink with intent".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7169, G3506?
H7169, G3506 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to signal secretly or wink with intent
Source Gloss
to signal secretly or wink with intent
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Participle active Prov 6:13 · Prov 10:10 · Prov 16:30 3×
Imperfect Ps 35:19 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Job 33:6 1×
Word Origins
קָרַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain