H6982 H6982
rafter, beam; a structural timber used in roofing or ceiling construction
A noun for a structural timber, particularly a rafter or ceiling beam. In Genesis 19:8 Lot invokes the protection of 'my roof' (literally 'my beam'), reflecting the ancient Near Eastern law of hospitality under one's roof-tree. In 2 Kings 6:2, 5 the sons of the prophets cut beams for a new dwelling, and one axe head famously falls into the Jordan. Second Chronicles 3:7 mentions the beams of Solomon's temple overlaid with gold, and Song of Songs 1:17 celebrates cedar beams in a pastoral love setting. Spanish 'vigas' and French 'poutres' both denote substantial structural timbers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A structural roof beam or rafter used in building construction. In Gen 19:8 'my roof-beam' stands metonymically for the shelter of one's house, grounding the hospitality obligation. The prophetic community cuts beams for a new dwelling in 2 Kgs 6:2, 5. In 2 Chr 3:7 temple beams are overlaid with gold, and Song 1:17 praises cedar beams in a pastoral setting. Spanish 'vigas' (beams) and French 'poutres' (rafters) converge on the structural timber sense, while the suffix form in Genesis shows the personal, protective dimension. 5×
AR["العَوَارِضَ", "الْخَشَبَةَ", "خَشَبَةً", "سَقْفِي", "قُورُوت"]·ben["কড়িকাঠ", "ছাদ-আমার"]·DE["[הקרות]", "[קרות]", "beam", "der-beam", "meines-Dachbalkens"]·EN["beam", "beams-of", "my-roof", "the-beam", "the-beams"]·FR["Les-poutres", "[הקרות]", "beam", "le-beam", "mon-roof"]·heb["ה-קורה", "ה-קרות", "קורה", "קורות", "קרתי-י"]·HI["कोराह", "मेरि-छत-कि", "शहतीर", "शहतीरें", "हक्कोराह"]·ID["-balok", "Balok-balok", "atapku", "balok-balok", "kayu-balok"]·IT["[הקרות]", "beams-of", "il-trave", "mio-roof", "trave"]·jav["Balok-balok", "balok", "payon-kula"]·KO["그-들보들", "나무", "나무-를", "내-지붕의", "들보들-이"]·PT["Vigas-de", "a-viga", "as-vigas", "meu-teto", "viga"]·RU["Балки", "балки", "бревно", "кровли-моей"]·ES["Vigas-de", "la-viga", "las-vigas", "mi-viga", "viga"]·SW["boriti", "paa-yangu"]·TR["kiris", "kirisleri", "kirişleri", "çatımın"]·urd["شہتیر", "شہتیروں", "میری-چھت-کے"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קוֹרָה n.f. rafter, beam (proposes a thing meeting, fitting into, another);—sf. קֹרָתִי Gn 19:8 (J) =my roof-tree; pl. קֹרוֹת rafters, abs. 2 Ch 3:7, cstr. ‖ 1 K 6:15b (reading קוֹרוֹת הַסִּכֻּן 𝔊 Th Kit Benz, for MT קִירוֹת), + 7:7b (reading הַקּוֹרוֹת for הַקַּרְקָ֑ע, v. ק׳); Ct 1:17 (‖ רחיטנו Kt, רָהִיטֵנוּ Qr); more gen. beam, sg. abs. קוֹרָה 2 K 6:2, 5.