Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6970 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קוַֹע |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | probably from H6972 in the original sense of cutting off |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Qowa |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (ko'-ah) n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. curtailment 2. Koa, a region of Babylon |
| KJV Renderings: | Koa. |
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קוֺעַ proper name [of a people] named with Babylonian, Chaldean, Assyrian, ׳ (פְּקוֺד וְ)שׁוֺעַ וְק Ezek 23:23 Šô±a and †ô±a ; identification by DlPa 235 with Assyrian Sutû, Kutû (abbreviated Su (? see שׁוֺעַ) and [by inference] Ku ), east of Tigris, on border of Elam and Media; compare COT Ezek 23:23 DrHast. iii, KOA; but קוֺעַ = Kutû now doubted by WklAltor, Forsch. ii. 2 (1899), 54.
