A7162 — קֶרֶן (qeren) — Aramaic¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H7162 (Aramaic)
Original: קֶרֶן
Transliteration: qeren
Pronunciation: keh'-ren
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: Corresponds to Hebrew H7161 (קֶרֶן qeren) — same form, Aramaic register
Occurrences: 10 unique verses, 21 tokens (Daniel only)
First Occurrence: Dan 3:5 — "ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut..."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7161; a horn (literally or for sound): — horn, cornet.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	Notes
horn / horns	6	Dan 7 (prophetic beast imagery)
(of the) cornet	4	Dan 3 (musical instrument)

Token count (21) exceeds unique verses (10): Dan 7:8 alone contains four tokens of qeren.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Daniel	10	2.8

Word is confined entirely to the Aramaic sections of Daniel (chapters 3 and 7).

Semantic Categories¶

1. Cornet — Musical Signal Instrument (Dan 3)¶

The qeren heads the orchestra list commanded for Nebuchadnezzar's golden-image dedication. Hearing it is the cue for universal prostration. The instrument is a literal animal horn used as a wind instrument (ram's horn / signal trumpet).

Dan 3:5 — "at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image"
Dan 3:7 — "when all the people heard the sound of the cornet... all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped"
Dan 3:10 — "every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet... shall fall down and worship the golden image"
Dan 3:15 — "if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet... ye fall down and worship the image which I have made"

2. Prophetic Symbol — Horns as Kingdoms / Kings (Dan 7)¶

In the night visions, the horns of the fourth beast represent successive kingdoms and rulers. The "little horn" that uproots three and makes war with the saints is the focal prophetic symbol of Dan 7.

Dan 7:7 — "a fourth beast... and it had ten horns"
Dan 7:8 — "I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things"
Dan 7:21 — "the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them"
Dan 7:24 — "the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-vv	Typical Pattern
קָל (qâl)	H7032	5x (50%)	"sound of the cornet" — the auditory signal (Dan 3)
נְפַל (nᵉphal)	H5308	5x (50%)	"fell down" — the commanded prostration (Dan 3)
זְמָר (zᵉmâr)	H2170	4x (40%)	"all kinds of musick" — instrument-list context (Dan 3)
סְגִד (çᵉgid)	H5457	4x (40%)	"worship / fall down in worship" (Dan 3)
צֶלֶם (tselem)	H6755	4x (40%)	"image" — the golden idol worshipped (Dan 3)
רַבְרַב (rabrab)	H7260	4x (40%)	"great words" — the little horn's boasting (Dan 7)
מַשְׁרוֹקִי (mashrôwqîy)	H4953	4x (40%)	"flute/pipe" — fellow instrument in the list (Dan 3)
סַבְּכָא (çabbᵉkâʼ)	H5443	4x (40%)	"sackbut" — fellow instrument in the list (Dan 3)

Word Family / Cognates¶

H7161 קֶרֶן (qeren) — Hebrew cognate: identical form, Hebrew register; 69 verses spanning Pentateuch through Prophets; covers literal animal horns, altar corners, flasks, and the power/strength metaphor

Synonyms¶

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Antonyms¶

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Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared KJV Translation	Key Difference
קֶרֶן (qeren) — Hebrew	H7161	horn / horns	Same word, different language register; H7161 is the broader Hebrew base (69v), H7162 is its Aramaic equivalent confined to Daniel
שׁוֹפָר (shôwphâr)	H7782	cornet	Both rendered "cornet" in KJV; shophar is the liturgical ram's-horn trumpet used at Sinai and Jubilee; qeren in Dan 3 is a court instrument serving political/idolatrous signaling

Semantic Domains¶

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LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
κέρας (kéras)	G2768	6	7.56	Primary semantic equivalent; renders the Dan 7 horn imagery
συμφωνία (symphōnía)	G4858	4	11.15	Co-occurs in Dan 3 instrument lists; not a direct rendering of qeren
σάλπιγξ (sálpinx)	G4536	4	6.98	"trumpet" — appears in same instrument-list context

The high PMI of G4858 and others reflects the narrow Dan 3 context (all ten verses of H7162 are in Daniel), not direct translation equivalence. G2768 (kéras) is the actual rendering for the horn/kingdom imagery of Dan 7.