BDB7629
[קִשֻּׁאָה, Löwp. 330] noun feminine cucumber; — plural קִשֻּׁאִים Num 11:5.
Strong's Lexicon
H7180
H7180 — קִשּׁוּא
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7180 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קִשּׁוּא |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (meaning to be hard) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | qishshu |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kish-shoo' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cucumber (from the difficulty of digestion) |
| KJV Renderings: | cucumber. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke