קרקע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־ר־ק־ע (q-r-q-ʿ)

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

Noun

קַרְקַע • (karká') f

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

Derived terms

• קוֹמַת קַרְקַע (komát karká', “ground floor”)

References

• “קרקע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H7172 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• קרקע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he