Quick Definition
ice
Strong's Definition
ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal
Derivation: or קֹרַח; from H7139 (קָרַח);
KJV Usage: crystal, frost, ice.
TWOT Reference: 2070a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) frost, ice, ice crystal
1a) frost (of night)
1b) ice
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קֶ֫רַח (qe.rach) — ice. 1) frost, ice, ice crystal 1a) frost (of night) 1b) ice
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Cold | ≠ חֹרֶב
cold = a state of low temperature that develops overnight due to the absence of sunlight
Liquids | ≠ חֹרֶב
ice = water that has frozen to ice or snow and gleams like crystal
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קֶ֫רַח n.m. frost, ice base
