קרן

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ק־ר־ן (q-r-n)
4 terms

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

Noun

קֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קרניים / קַרְנַיִם)

  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
  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
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References

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 קְרַן קִרְנִי קִרְנוּ קְרַנָּה2

1 Pronounced קָרַנְתֶּם and קָרַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Etymology 2

Root
ק־ר־ן (q-r-n)
4 terms

Noun

קֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קְרָנוֹת, singular construct קֶרֶן־, plural construct קַרְנוֹת־)

  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

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

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