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krn (kran) n.m. the very essence (??), the selfsame
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the very essence (?), the selfsame
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgO Lev23:14↗ עַד כְרַן יוֹמָא הָדֵין‏ ; PJ Ex12:17↗ ארום בכרן יומא הדין הנפיקית ית חיליכון פריקין מארעא דמצרים‏
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clan
Sam
SamTgJ Gen12:3↗ ויתברכון בך כל כרני ארעה‏ ; SamTgJ Num26:38↗ בני בנימים לכרניון‏ : the children of Benjamin according to their clans
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nation
Sam
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Levy 2:289 thought this form was a weakening of qrn horn similar to other words beginning with the sequence qr-. It seems more likely to us that it is a development from grm "bone" in these specialized meanings; compare Biblical Hebrew עֶצֶם.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 671Levy Ch-W: 1:389Tal Sam: 411

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