Original Language Studio
Song of Solomon 1:17
“The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קוֹרָהqôwrâh · ko-raw'
H6982 · Hebrew
H6982 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a rafter (forming trenches as it were); by implication, a roof
- Derivation
- or קֹרָה; from H6979 (קוּר);
- KJV renderings
- beam, roof.
- Grammar
- קֹר֤וֹת — common noun, feminine, plural, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 19:82 Kings 6:22 Kings 6:52 Chronicles 3:7
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 קוֹרָה 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.