fig., of pers., symbl of strength
Deuteronomy 33:17,
ק׳ יִשְׁעִי II Samuel 22:3 =
Psalms 18:3 (of
י׳ as deliverer); others sub
3 or
4; especially as lifted up (
רום, as of a lordly animal, cf. Dr
I Samuel 2:1), denoting increase of might, dignity
I Samuel 2:1,
I Samuel 2:10 Lamentations 2:17 Psalms 75:11;
Psalms 89:18,
Psalms 89:25;
Psalms 92:11;
Psalms 112:9, so perhaps
I Chronicles 25:5 (v. Kau; > Be
blow loudly [cf.
1 c]), +
לְעַמּוֹ Psalms 148:14 (subj.
י׳); also haughtiness, arrogance
Psalms 75:5,
Psalms 75:6; opp.
גָּדַע ק׳ hew off horns, i.e. reduce, humiliate,
Lamentations 2:3 Psalms 75:11, pass.
Jeremiah 48:25, so
וְעֹלַלתִּי בֶעָפָר קַרְנִי Job 16:15;
אַצְמִיחַ ק׳ לְבֵית יִשׂ׳ Ezekiel 29:21 is appar. of restoration of might (as
Psalms 148:14 supr., c.
וַיָּרֶם), but
אַצ׳ ק׳ לְדָוִד Psalms 132:17 of raising up individual ruler of Davidic line.