קֶרֶץ (qereṣ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning nipping. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7171).
Also rendered
stinging fly
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2075a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2075a)nipping, nipper; extirpation; destruction
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קֶ֫רֶץnoun, masculine: nipping, nipper
doubtful word, nipping, concretely nipper
Strong's H7171קֶרֶץ: extirpation (as if by constriction) KJV:destruction.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2075: קָרַץqāraṣ — nip, pinch; let them, pinch the eye; bite the lips, blink the eyes, squeeze off; form, move, wink