Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 17:11
“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H7124 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a caller, i.e. partridge (from its cry)
- Derivation
- properly, active participle of H7121 (קָרָא);
- KJV renderings
- partridge. See also H6981 (קוֹרֵא).
- Grammar
- קֹרֵ֤א — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 26:20
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קֹרֵא here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.