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Strong H6979H6979Cקָרַר

to destroy

One of the 3 senses of Strong H6979

Transliteration
qûr
Pronunciation
koor
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to trench; by implication to throw forth; also (denominative from H7023) to wall {up} whether literally (to build a wall) or figuratively (to estop): - break {down} cast {out} {destroy} dig.

Detailed definition

(Pilpel) destroy, break down

In the Bible

Strong H6979C appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • break1
  • destroy1

First verses

  1. Numbers 24:17
    I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
  2. Isaiah 22:5
    For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
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