Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7193 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קַשׂקֶשֶׂת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | by reduplication from an unused root meaning to shale off as bark |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | qasqeseth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kas-keh'-seth |
| Meaning: | 1. a scale (of a fish) 2. hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal) |
| KJV Renderings: | mail, scale. |
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קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת noun feminine scale of fish, etc.; — of water-animals having ׳ סְנַפִּיר וְק fin and scale Deut 14:9; Deut 14:10 = Lev 11:9; Lev 11:10; Lev 11:12 plural קַשְׂקַשִׂים, of scale-armour 1Sam 17:5 plural suffix קַשְׂקְשׂתֶיךָ Ezek 29:4 (twice in verse) (of Pharaoh under figure of crocodile).
קַשׁ see קשׁשׁ .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
