Qᵉrats — H7170

Definition

masculine noun

chew him up (figuratively) by slander

1. piece
1. denounce, slander, accuse maliciously, chew on (idiom)

Usually translated as

accuse

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7171 in the sense of a bit (to 'eat the morsels of' any one, i.e.

• Qerets (H7171)

Occurrences

Qᵉrats occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 3:8 — Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused (קַרְצֵיה֖וֹן) the Jews.
• Daniel 6:24 — And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused (קַרְצ֙וֹהִי֙) Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.