קרש

Aramaic

Etymology

Related to Hebrew קָרַשׁ (karásh, qɔraš, “to solidify”)

Verb

קְרַשׁ • (qəraš)

1. (intransitive) to congeal, solidify

Hebrew

Root
ק־ר־שׁ (q-r-sh)

Noun

קֶרֶשׁ • (qéresh) m (plural construct קַרְשֵׁי־)

1. board, plank

Declension

Declension of קֶרֶשׁ

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	קֶרֶשׁ	first	קַרְשִׁי		קַרְשֵׁנוּ
	definite	הַקֶּרֶשׁ	second	קַרְשְׁךָ	קַרְשֵׁךְ	קַרְשְׁכֶם	קַרְשְׁכֶן
	construct	קֶרֶשׁ־	third	קַרְשׁוֹ	קַרְשָׁהּ	קַרְשָׁם	קַרְשָׁן
plural	indefinite	קְרָשִׁים	first	קרשיי / קְרָשַׁי		קְרָשֵׁינוּ
	definite	הַקְּרָשִׁים	second	קְרָשֶׁיךָ	קרשייך / קְרָשַׁיִךְ	קָרְשֵׁיכֶם	קָרְשֵׁיכֶן
	construct	קָרְשֵׁי־	third	קְרָשָׁיו	קְרָשֶׁיהָ	קָרְשֵׁיהֶם	קָרְשֵׁיהֶן

Derived terms

• קרש גיהוץ / קֶרֶשׁ גִּהוּץ (kéresh gihúts)
• קרש חיתוך / קֶרֶשׁ חִתּוּךְ (keresh khitúkh)

References

• “קרש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H7175 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible