Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6959 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קוֹבַע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | a form collateral to H3553 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | qowba |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (ko'-bah or ko-bah') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a helmet |
| KJV Renderings: | helmet. |
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קוֺבַע noun [masculine] helmet (word of peculiar form, and dubious √; probably foreign word; compare Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4696] turban, tiara, cowl, so Syriac [untranscribed source text 4697]; ᵑ7 קוֺבְעָא turban); — absolute ׳ ק Ezek 23:24 construct ק֫וֺבַע נְחשֶׁת 1Sam 17:38. — compare also כּוֺבַע.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
