קֶרֶץ

kerets · gadfly

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7171 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

kerets (קֶרֶץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “gadfly”.

A stinging insect (others: destruction).

How to say it

ke·rets

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Jeremiah 46:20

    A heifer very beautiful is Egypt; a gadfly from the north is coming, coming.