Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7057 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קִמּוֹשׁ קִימוֹשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to sting |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | qimmowsh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kim-moshe' (or qiymowsh {kee-moshe'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a prickly plant |
| KJV Renderings: | nettle. |
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קִמּוֺשׂ noun masculine Hos 9:6 collective thistles or nettles ( ᵐ5 ἄκανθαι,compare Ki; ᵑ9 urtica); — absolute ׳ ק, sign of desolation, Hos 9:6 ( > van d. H. קִימשׁ; compare Baer DeComplut.Var.28; || חוֺהַ), Isa 34:13 (+ סִירִים, חוֺחַ); plural (with נ insert, Thes NöM 169, Anm.3 Löw194 Anm.) קִמְּשׂנִים Prov 24:31 (>van d. H. קִמְּשׁוֺנִים; || חֲרֻלּים).
קֵן see קנן .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
