כוּר

hebrewOld TestamentVerb14 occurrences7 books14 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or 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

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Genesis 26:25וַיִּכְרוּ־ · also dug
    So 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.
  2. 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.”
  3. Exodus 21:33יִכְרֶ֥ה · digs
    If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
  4. Numbers 21:18כָּר֙וּהָ֙ · hollowed it out
    The 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,
  5. 2 Chronicles 16:14כָּֽרָה־ · he had cut out
    And 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.
  6. Psalm 7:15כָּ֭רָֽה · He has dug
    He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
  7. Psalm 40:6כָּרִ֣יתָ · You have opened
    Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
  8. Psalm 57:6כָּר֣וּ · They dug
    They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
  9. Psalm 94:13יִכָּרֶ֖ה · is dug
    …to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
  10. Psalm 119:85כָּֽרוּ־ · have dug
    The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
  11. Proverbs 16:27כֹּרֶ֣ה · digs up
    A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
  12. Proverbs 26:27כֹּֽרֶה־ · He who digs
    He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
  13. Jeremiah 18:20כָר֥וּ · they have dug
    Should 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.
  14. Jeremiah 18:22כָר֤וּ · they have dug
    Let 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.