qar describes cooling associated with waters and, once, with a person's spirit.

qar most often describes the cooling quality of water, whether flowing waters or water set before a thirsty person; it also describes a person's spirit in a saying about restrained speech and understanding.

1. Cooling quality of water · dominant

   In Jeremiah 18:14, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the question about flowing waters; the APB renders the clause "Or are the strange cool flowing waters uprooted?" In Proverbs 25:25, the same morphology occurs in the comparison involving water and a thirsty soul; the APB renders "Cold water to a thirsty soul, and good news from a far country."

   Jeremiah 18:14Proverbs 25:25
2. A composed spirit · occasional

   In Proverbs 17:27, the masculine singular construct form qualifies "spirit" in the clause paired with restraining words and having understanding; the APB renders "he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding."

   Proverbs 17:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the water occurrences as "cool" and "Cold" and presents the Proverbs 17:27 phrase as a "cool spirit." These renderings confirm the verses' presentation without fixing a separate English equivalent in each clause.