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Psalms 119:85
“The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כָּרָהkârâh · kaw-raw'
H3738 · Hebrew
H3738 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- dig, [idiom] make (a banquet), open.
- Grammar
- כָּֽרוּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 26:25Genesis 50:5Exodus 21:33Numbers 21:182 Chronicles 16:14
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 כָּרָה 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.