כרע

עברית

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כרע

/kaːˈraʕ/
/kɔːˈraʕ/ [kʰɔːˈʀaːʕ]
/kɔˈraʕ/ [kʰɔːˈræːʕ]
/kaˈraŋ/ West
/kaˈraʕ/ East
/kɔˈra(ŋ)/
/kaˈra(ʕ)/ Modern Israeli

Sounds like קָרַע (kará'), קָרָא (kará), קָרָה (kará), כָּרָה (kará)

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic كُرَاع (kurāʕ) and Classical Syriac ܟܪܥܐ (kərāʿā).

verb כָּרַע · kará' · לכרוע · לִכְרֹעַ · כְּרִיעָה · -

construction pa'al to kneel
construction pa'al to bow down, to squat וְעַל בִּרְכַּי אֶכְרַע עַל שְׂפַת אֲגַם סוֹאֵן \ לִשְׁתּוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ לִרְוָיָה!
construction pa'al to collapse שִׁבֹּלֶת בַּשָּׂדֶה / כּוֹרְעָה בָּרוּחַ / מֵעֹמֶס גַּרְעִינִים כִּי רַב.

In English

kneel to stoop down and rest on the knee

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כרע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}