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qeret קֶ֫רֶת ‘town’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qārā קָרָה ‘to meet / to lay beams’ in the sense of building
Roots: קרה

qeret n, f
1) city, town

Mentioned in Proverbs 9:14, 11:11, 9:3, 8:3 Job 29:7

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