קֶרֶשׁ (qereš) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning board. It appears
51 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7175).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2079a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2079a)board, boards; slab, deck; bench
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קֶ֫רֶשׁnoun, masculine: board, boards
Strong's H7175קֶרֶשׁ: a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of a ship KJV:bench, board.
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 2079: קרשׁqrš — Root of: קֶ֫רֶשׁ board, boards