Lexicon qetar: a joint, knot Original Word: קִטְרֵיPart of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: qetar Phonetic Spelling: (ket-ar') Short Definition: problems NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to qatarDefinitiona joint, knot NASB Translationdifficult problems (2), joints (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ קְטַר] noun masculineDaniel 5:6 joint, knot; — literal plural construct קִטְרֵי Daniel 5:6 joints of his loin; figurative absolute קִטְרִין Daniel 5:12; Daniel 5:16, usually knotty things, difficulties (Syriac PS 3591); but probably of magic spells, banns (also Syriac PS l.c., compare Brock 319b), so Bev, see also Dr. Strong's doubt, joint (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to qatar; a knot (as tied up), i.e. (figuratively) a riddle; also a vertebra (as if a knot) -- doubt, joint. see HEBREW qatar |
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