Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
beam
Usage: rafter, beam
Strong's Number
H6982
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H6982 Quick Answer
Strong's H6982 קוֹרָה קוֹרָה (qowrah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qowrah (ko-raw') (or qorah {ko-raw'}) n-f. 1. a rafter (forming trenches as it were) 2. (by implication) a roof It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include roof, beam, was, beams, and rafters. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- qowrah (ko-raw') (or qorah {ko-raw'}) n-f. 1. a rafter (forming trenches as it were) 2. (by implication) a roof
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- roof, beam, was, beams, and rafters
Meaning and Definition
qowrah (ko-raw') (or qorah {ko-raw'}) n-f. 1. a rafter (forming trenches as it were) 2. (by implication) a roof [from H6979] KJV: beam, roof. Root(s): H6979
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6982. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6982 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qowrah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
beam
2 Kings 6:2
beams
2 Chronicles 3:7
rafters
Song of Solomon 1:17
roof
Genesis 19:8
was
2 Kings 6:5
How Strong's H6982 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6982 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6982 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6982.
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6982, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6982 FAQ
What does qorah (קוֹרָה) mean?
Qorah (Strong's H6982) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "roof". qowrah (ko-raw') (or qorah {ko-raw'}) n-f. 1. a rafter (forming trenches as it were) 2. (by implication) a roof
How many times is qorah (קוֹרָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H6982 across 4 books.
Where can I study qorah (קוֹרָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6982 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qorah (קוֹרָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as roof, beam, was, beams, and rafters. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.