Definition
a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
Traditional renderings: dig, × make (a banquet), open.
Traditional renderings: dig, × make (a banquet), open.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כוּר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
14 total
- Genesis 26:25וַיִּכְרוּ־ · also dugSo Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.
- Genesis 50:5כָּרִ֤יתִי · I dug…my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”
- Exodus 21:33יִכְרֶ֥ה · digsIf a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
- Numbers 21:18כָּר֙וּהָ֙ · hollowed it outThe princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
- 2 Chronicles 16:14כָּֽרָה־ · he had cut outAnd he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
- Psalm 7:15כָּ֭רָֽה · He has dugHe has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
- Psalm 40:6כָּרִ֣יתָ · You have openedSacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
- Psalm 57:6כָּר֣וּ · They dugThey spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
- Psalm 94:13יִכָּרֶ֖ה · is dug…to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
- Psalm 119:85כָּֽרוּ־ · have dugThe arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
- Proverbs 16:27כֹּרֶ֣ה · digs upA worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 26:27כֹּֽרֶה־ · He who digsHe who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
- Jeremiah 18:20כָר֥וּ · they have dugShould good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
- Jeremiah 18:22כָר֤וּ · they have dugLet a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.