קרן

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קרן^¹

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From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

noun קֶרֶן · kéren · קרניים · קַרְנַיִם · קַרְנִי

countable horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired)
ray, beam (beam of light or radiation) קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.
corner (exterior)
horn, bugle (Any of several musical wind instruments.)
keratin

verb קָרַן · karán · לקרון · לִקְרֹן · קְרִינָה · -

construction pa'al radiate, shine וְרָאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה כִּי קָרַן עוֹר פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה

קרן^²

noun קֶרֶן · kéren · קְרָנוֹת · קֶרֶן־ · קַרְנוֹת־

the base price paid as compensation without the added penalty
capital, fund (money dedicated to a purpose)
fund, foundation, principal (company or organisation dedicated to a purpose)

קרן^³

proper noun קֶרֶן · keren

a female given name, Karen

In English

ray beam of light or radiation
horn growth on the heads of certain animals
fund sum or source of money
glow of a person: to display intense emotion
foundation endowed institution or charity
radiate to emit rays or waves
Karen female given name
corner kick in soccer

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"קרן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

קרן. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9F

Chicago

"קרן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קרן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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