קרן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ק־ר־ן (q-r-n)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

Noun

קֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קרניים / קַרְנַיִם) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (countable, zootomy) horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired)
2. ray, beam (beam of light or radiation)
   • 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Her Eyes 5–6:

     קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.

     qarnei shemesh ha'akharonot / qarnu bein he'alim; / kitmei 'or k'dinrei zahav / shupkhu bein hats'lalim

     The last sun beams / shone between the leaves; / Stains of light like dinars of gold / spilled between the shadows.

3. corner (exterior)
4. horn, bugle (Any of several musical wind instruments.)
5. (biochemistry) keratin

Declension

Declension of קֶרֶן

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	קֶרֶן	first	קַרְנִי		קַרְנֵנוּ
	definite	הַקֶּרֶן	second	קַרְנְךָ	קַרְנֵךְ	קַרְנְכֶם	קַרְנְכֶן
	construct	קֶרֶן־	third	קַרְנוֹ	קַרְנָהּ	קַרְנָם	קַרְנָן
dual	indefinite	קרניים / קַרְנַיִם	first	קרניי / קַרְנַי		קַרְנֵינוּ
	definite	הקרניים / הַקַּרְנַיִם	second	קַרְנֶיךָ	קרנייך / קַרְנַיִךְ	קַרְנֵיכֶם	קַרְנֵיכֶן
	construct	קַרְנֵי־	third	קַרְנָיו	קַרְנֶיהָ	קַרְנֵיהֶם	קַרְנֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• חַד קֶרֶן m (“unicorn”)
• עַל קֶרֶן הַצְּבִי (al kéren hats'ví)
• קֶרֶן אַלְפָה f (“alpha ray”)
• קֶרֶן בֵּיתָה f (“beta ray”)
• קֶרֶן רְחוֹב (kéren rechóv)
• קַרְנַף (karnáf)

See also

• שׁוֹפָר m (shofár, “horn trumpet”)

References

• H7161 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

קָרַן • (karán) (pa'al construction)

1. radiate, shine
   • Tanach, Exodus 34:35, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     וְרָאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה כִּי קָרַן עוֹר פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה

     vəraú vənḗ-yisraél et-pənḗ mošé ki qarán 'or pənḗ mošé

     the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face was shining.

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָרַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לקרון / לִקְרֹן
		action noun		קְרִינָה
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	קָרַנְתִּי		קָרַנּוּ
	second	קָרַנְתָּ	קָרַנְתְּ	קְרַנְתֶּם1	קְרַנְתֶּן1
	third	קָרַן	קָרְנָה	קָרְנוּ
present		קוֹרֵן	קוֹרֶנֶת	קוֹרְנִים	קוֹרְנוֹת
future	first	אֶקְרַן		נִקְרַן
	second	תִּקְרַן	תִּקְרְנִי	תִּקְרְנוּ	תִּקְרַנָּה2
	third	יִקְרַן	תִּקְרַן	יִקְרְנוּ	תִּקְרַנָּה2
imperative	positive	קְרַן	קִרְנִי	קִרְנוּ	קְרַנָּה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced קָרַנְתֶּם and קָרַנְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H7160 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
ק־ר־ן (q-r-n)
5 terms

Noun

קֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קְרָנוֹת, singular construct קֶרֶן־, plural construct קַרְנוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. the base price paid as compensation without the added penalty

From which the following terms derive

1. capital, fund (money dedicated to a purpose)
2. fund, foundation, principal (company or organisation dedicated to a purpose)

Derived terms

• קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה f (“pension fund”)
• קֶרֶן צוֹבֶרֶת f (“cumulative fund”)
• קֶרֶן עוֹמֶדֶת f (“endowment fund”)
• קֶרֶן נִסְחֶרֶת f (“exchange traded fund, ETF”)
• קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעוֹת בְּנַדְלָ״ן f (“real estate investment trust, REIT”)
• קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעָה בִּנְכָסִים קְבוּעֵי הַכְנָסָה f (“fixed-income fund”)
• קֶרֶן נֶאֱמָנוּת גְּמִישָׁה, קֶרֶן גְּמִישָׁה f (“flexible fund”)

References

• “קרן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 3

Proper noun

קֶרֶן • (keren) f

1. a female given name, Karen

Further reading

• קרן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he