Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ק־ר־ק־ע (q-r-q-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarḳar-. Compare Akkadian 𒆠 (qaqqarum).

Noun edit

קַרְקַע (karká'f

  1. earth, soil
  2. ground, land
  3. (of a body of water) floor, bed

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