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Strong's H7175 קֶרֶשׁ (qeresh)

Qeresh means “bench” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7175
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 3

Strong's H7175 Quick Answer

Strong's H7175 קֶרֶשׁ (qeresh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qeresh (keh'-resh) n-m. 1. a slab or plank 2. (by implication) a deck of a ship It has 34 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include boards, board, and benches. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
qeresh (keh'-resh) n-m. 1. a slab or plank 2. (by implication) a deck of a ship
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
boards, board, and benches

Meaning and Definition

qeresh (keh'-resh) n-m. 1. a slab or plank 2. (by implication) a deck of a ship [from an unused root meaning to split off] KJV: bench, board.

Original Word
קֶרֶשׁ
Transliteration
qeresh
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7175. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7175 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qeresh, 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.

boards Exodus 26:15 23× board Exodus 26:16 10× benches Ezekiel 27:6

How Strong's H7175 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 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7175 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 H7175 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 26:15 KJV

And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

Exodus 26:16 KJV

Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

Exodus 26:17 KJV

Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7175.

Exodus 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
Exodus 26:16 Old Testament, KJV
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.
Exodus 26:17 Old Testament, KJV
Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Exodus 26:18 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
Exodus 26:19 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
Exodus 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
Exodus 26:21 Old Testament, KJV
And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:22 Old Testament, KJV
And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
Exodus 26:23 Old Testament, KJV
And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
Exodus 26:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:27 Old Testament, KJV
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.
Exodus 26:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.
Exodus 26:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
Exodus 35:11 Old Testament, KJV
The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
Exodus 36:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
Exodus 36:21 Old Testament, KJV
The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
Exodus 36:22 Old Testament, KJV
One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Exodus 36:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:
Exodus 36:24 Old Testament, KJV
And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
Exodus 36:25 Old Testament, KJV
And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
Exodus 36:26 Old Testament, KJV
And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 36:27 Old Testament, KJV
And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
Exodus 36:28 Old Testament, KJV
And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
Exodus 36:30 Old Testament, KJV
And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
Exodus 36:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:32 Old Testament, KJV
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.
Exodus 36:33 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.
Exodus 36:34 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exodus 39:33 Old Testament, KJV
And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
Exodus 40:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
Numbers 3:36 Old Testament, KJV
And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
Numbers 4:31 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
Ezekiel 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7175, grouped by book.

Exodus 31 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7175 FAQ

What does qeresh (קֶרֶשׁ) mean?

Qeresh (Strong's H7175) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "bench". qeresh (keh'-resh) n-m. 1. a slab or plank 2. (by implication) a deck of a ship

How many times is qeresh (קֶרֶשׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H7175 across 3 books.

Where can I study qeresh (קֶרֶשׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7175 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qeresh (קֶרֶשׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as boards, board, and benches. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.