קָרַע

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ק 1 Sam 15,28 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular זַיִּקְרַע 1 Mos 37,29 +; 1 singular suffix אֶקְרָעֶנָּה 1 Kong 11,12, etc.; Imperative masculine plural קִרְעוּ 2 Sam 3,31; Joel 2,13 Infinitive absolute קָרֹעַ 1 Kong 11,11 construct לִקְרוֺעַ Praed 3,7, suffix קָרְעִי Ezr 9,5 Participle active קֹרֵעַ 1 Kong 11,31 passive קָרוּעַ 2 Sam 15,32, etc.; — tear, rend:

1. a. usually (39 t.) of rending garment in (I) sign of grief, distress: בֶּגֶד (29 t.) 1 Mos 37,29; 1 Mos 37,34; 1 Mos 44,13; 2 Sam 13,19 +; לִשְׁנַיִם קְרָעִים ׳ב ׳ק 2 Kong 2,12, ׳לְבַבְכֶם וְאַל ב ׳ק Joel 2,13 participle Pass. ׳בְּגָדָיו ק 2 Sam 1,2 construct ׳קְרֻעֵי ב torn of garments (pers. with torn garments 2 Sam 13,31 (but read ׳קָֽרְעוּ ב ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Th We and others), 2 Kong 18,37 = Es 36,22; Jer 41,5 מְעִיל Job 1,20; Job 2,12; Ezr 9,3 (+ בֶּנֶד), כְּתֹנֶת 2 Sam 13,19, קָרוּעַ כֻּתָּנְתּוֺ 2 Sam 15,32 (Ges^{«GKC:121d»§ 121d}); שְׂמָתֹ 1 Mos 37,34; 1 Mos 44,13; Jos 7,6 passive participle מַדָּיו קְרֻעִים 1 Sam 4,12 (2) as symbolic act, שַׂלְמָה שְׁנֵים עָשָׁר ׳קְרָעִים ק 1 Kong 11,30 (3) absolute עֵת לִקְרוֺעַ וְעֵת לִתְפּוֺר Praed 3,7.
\ \ b. tear away or out: veils Ezk 13,21, fillets from (מֵעַל) arms vEzk 13,20, mark of leprosy out of (מִן) garment 3 Mos 13,56.

2. tear away sovereignty (under figure of garment), subject ׳י, מֵעַל person 1 Sam 15,28; 1 Kong 11,11, also מִיַּד 1 Sam 28,17; 1 Kong 11,12; 1 Kong 11,31, מִן 1 Kong 14,8, absolute 1 Kong 11,13 with accusative ׳יִשׂ + מֵעַל 2 Kong 17,21.

3. tear, rend asunder:
\ \ a. book with (ב) knife Jer 36,23.
\ \ b. = make wide, large, eyes, with (ב) stibium Jer 4,30 windows, לוֺ ׳וק [ו]חַלּוֺנָ֑י Jer 22,14.
\ \ c. rend open heavens, and descend of ׳י, Es 63,19.

4. tear, rend, of wild beasts: ׳י as fierce bear Hos 13,8 (object סְגוֺר לִבָּם); figurative of human foes Sl 35,15 (accusative of person omitted), so Hup and others, but (from context) Ol Bae We and others malign, rail (compare Arabic above); > Gr and others קָרְאוֺ. Niph`al be rent, of garment (מְעִיל), Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּקָּרַ֑ע 1 Sam 15,27, יִקָּרֵעַ 2 Mos 28,32; 2 Mos 39,23 be rent, split asunder, of altar 1 Kong 13,3; 1 Kong 13,5.