קר

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic قَرّ (qarr).

Root
ק־ר־ר (q-r-r)
10 terms

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqar.ri/ → /ˈqarr/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqar/ [ˈqaːʀ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈqar/ [ˈɡæːr] (Sanaani), [ˈqæːr] (Sharaabi)
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈɢær/, [ˈʁær]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkar/ (West), /ˈqar/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkar/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʁ/

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Adjective

קַר • (qar) (feminine קָרָה, masculine plural קָרִים, feminine plural קָרוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. cold

Usage notes

• This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.

Antonyms

• חַם (kham, “hot”)

Derived terms

• בְּדָם קַר (b'dam kar)

Noun

קֹר • (kór) m

1. defective spelling of קור

Further reading

H7119 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• רק