3767. kera

Lexicon

kera: Leg, Thigh

Original Word: כָּרָע
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: kara`
Pronunciation: keh-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-raw')
Definition: Leg, Thigh
Meaning: the leg, of men, locusts

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

leg

From kara'; the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual) -- leg.

see HEBREW kara'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kara
Definition
a leg
NASB Translation
legs (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[כֶּ֫רַע] noun [feminine] leg, (Late Hebrew כֶּרַע, Aramaic כַּרְעָא, — only dual feminine כְּרָעַיִם Leviticus 11:21 3t.; כְּרָעָ֑יִם Leviticus 9:14; sf כְּרָעָיו Exodus 12:9 3t.; — two (bending) legs, of animals in ritual phrase of P, ראֹשׁוֺ עַלכְּֿרָעָיו Exodus 12:9 his head with his legs, Leviticus 4:11; (ה)קרב(ו) ו(ה)כרע (יוׅ (his) inwards and (his) legs Exodus 29:17; Leviticus 1:9,13; Leviticus 8:21; Leviticus 9:14; Amos 3:12 (of legs of lamb in mouth of lion); of the long bending hinder legs of the Saltatorial Orthoptera (see Tristr^{Nat. Hist. Bib. 309}; Dr^{Joel 84}) Leviticus 11:21 אשׁר לוֺ כְרָעַיִם מִמַּעַל לְרַגְלָיו לְנַתֵּר בָּהֵן עַל הָאָרֶץ which have bending legs above their feet, etc.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: This word is derived from an unused root meaning to bend.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4228 (πός, pos): This Greek word is used in the New Testament to refer to the foot or leg, similar to the Hebrew כָּרָע in its basic anatomical sense.
• G4628 (σκέλος, skelos): This term specifically refers to the leg, often used in contexts involving physical descriptions or actions, paralleling the Hebrew usage of כָּרָע.

In summary, כָּרָע (kāraʿ) is a Hebrew term that denotes the leg, used in both literal and metaphorical contexts within the Hebrew Bible. It is a term that underscores the physical and functional aspects of legs in both humans and animals, particularly locusts.

Usage: The word is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the physical leg of a person or the jointed leg of a locust. It appears in contexts that involve physical descriptions or actions related to legs.

Context: • The Hebrew word כָּרָע (kāraʿ) is primarily used to denote the leg, particularly in descriptions of physical attributes or actions involving the legs. In the context of humans, it refers to the leg as a part of the body, often in descriptions of movement or posture. For example, in the context of sacrificial laws, it may refer to the parts of an animal that are offered.
• In Leviticus 11:21, the term is used to describe the legs of locusts: "Yet these you may eat from any of the winged insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground." Here, the word highlights the unique structure of locusts' legs, which are adapted for jumping.
• The word is also used metaphorically in some instances to describe strength or stability, as legs are foundational to standing and movement.

Forms and Transliterations

הַכְּרָעַ֖יִם הַכְּרָעָ֑יִם הכרעים וְהַכְּרָעַ֖יִם וּכְרָעָ֔יו וּכְרָעָ֖יו והכרעים וכרעיו כְּרָעָ֑יו כְּרָעָ֖יו כְרָעַ֖יִם כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ כרעיו כרעים cheraAyim hak·kə·rā·‘a·yim hak·kə·rā·‘ā·yim hakkərā‘ayim hakkərā‘āyim hakkeraAyim ḵə·rā·‘a·yim kə·rā·‘āw kərā‘āw ḵərā‘ayim keraAv ū·ḵə·rā·‘āw ucheraAv ūḵərā‘āw vehakkeraAyim wə·hak·kə·rā·‘a·yim wəhakkərā‘ayim

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 12:9
HEB: רֹאשׁ֥וֹ עַל־ כְּרָעָ֖יו וְעַל־ קִרְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: [both] its head and its legs along
KJV: his head with his legs, and with the purtenance
INT: head along legs along entrails

Exodus 29:17
HEB: וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ קִרְבּוֹ֙ וּכְרָעָ֔יו וְנָתַתָּ֥ עַל־
NAS: its entrails and its legs, and put
KJV: the inwards of him, and his legs, and put
INT: and wash entrails legs and put and

Leviticus 1:9
HEB: וְקִרְבּ֥וֹ וּכְרָעָ֖יו יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם
NAS: Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash
KJV: But his inwards and his legs shall he wash
INT: entrails legs shall wash water

Leviticus 1:13
HEB: וְהַקֶּ֥רֶב וְהַכְּרָעַ֖יִם יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם
NAS: The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash
KJV: the inwards and the legs with water:
INT: the entrails and the legs shall wash water

Leviticus 4:11
HEB: רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְעַל־ כְּרָעָ֑יו וְקִרְבּ֖וֹ וּפִרְשֽׁוֹ׃
NAS: with its head and its legs and its entrails
KJV: with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards,
INT: head and its legs entrails refuse

Leviticus 8:21
HEB: הַקֶּ֥רֶב וְאֶת־ הַכְּרָעַ֖יִם רָחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם
NAS: the entrails and the legs with water,
KJV: the inwards and the legs in water;
INT: the entrails and the legs had washed water

Leviticus 9:14
HEB: הַקֶּ֖רֶב וְאֶת־ הַכְּרָעָ֑יִם וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר עַל־
NAS: the entrails and the legs, and offered [them] up in smoke
KJV: the inwards and the legs, and burnt
INT: also washed the entrails and the legs and offered with

Leviticus 11:21
HEB: (לֹ֤ו ק) כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּ֣עַל לְרַגְלָ֔יו
NAS: their feet jointed legs with which
KJV: upon [all] four, which have legs above
INT: which not legs above their feet

Amos 3:12
HEB: הָאֲרִ֛י שְׁתֵּ֥י כְרָעַ֖יִם א֣וֹ בְדַל־
NAS: mouth a couple of legs or a piece
KJV: two legs, or a piece
INT: the lion's A couple of legs or A piece

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3767
9 Occurrences

ḵə·rā·‘a·yim — 2 Occ.
hak·kə·rā·‘a·yim — 2 Occ.
kə·rā·‘āw — 2 Occ.
ū·ḵə·rā·‘āw — 2 Occ.
wə·hak·kə·rā·‘a·yim — 1 Occ.