Horn
קֶ֫רֶןStrong’s H7161qeren (qe-ren)
Appears in 69 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qeren is the Hebrew word usually translated “horns of”, “horns its” and “horn”. It appears in 69 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.”
Meaning
- Hornof strength (fig) · flask (container for oil) · horn (as musical instrument) · horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) · of rays of light · hill
- (BDB) Karnaim, a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan
How it's translated
- horns of 17
- horns its 11
- a horn 7
- horn of 6
- horn my 3
- horn your 3
- on horns of 3
- the horns 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 12
- Exodus 8
- Leviticus 8
- Daniel 8
- 1 Kings 5
- Ezekiel 5
21 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:5In contextAnd as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
- Daniel 8:6In contextAnd he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
- Daniel 8:7In contextAnd I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
- Daniel 8:8In contextTherefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
- Daniel 8:9In contextAnd out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
- Daniel 8:20In contextThe ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
All 69 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
קֶ֫רֶן qeren · horn
1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill Aramaic equivalent: qe.ren (קֶ֫רֶן "horn" H7162)
קַרְנַ֫יִם qarnaim · Karnaim
(BDB) Karnaim, a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan Another name of ash.te.rot qar.na.yim (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם "Ashteroth-karnaim" H6255)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “horn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HORN, noun
[Latin cornu]
- A hard substance growing on the heads of certain animals, and particularly on cloven-footed quadrupeds; usually projecting to some length and terminating in a point.
- A wind instrument of music, made of horn; a trumpet.
- In modern times, a wind instrument made of metal.
- An extremity of the moon, when it is waxing or waning, and forming a crescent.
All definitions
- The feeler or antenna of an insect.
- The feeler of a snail, which may be withdrawn; hence, to pull or draw in the horns, is to repress one's ardor, or to restrain pride.
- A drinking cup; horns being used anciently for cups.
- A winding stream.
- Horns, in the plural, is used to characterize a cuckold.
- In Scripture, horn is a symbol of strength or power.“The horn of Moab is cut off” Jeremiah 48:25“My horn is exalted in the Lord” 1 Samuel 2:1
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.