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Strong's #6893 - קָאַת

Transliteration

qâʼath

Phonetics

kaw-ath'

Origin

from (H6958)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1976

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

a ceremonially unclean bird
1. perhaps pelican or cormorant
2. perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3732 ‑ ὄρνεον (or'‑neh‑on);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

BSB (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

CSB (4)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

ESV (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

KJV (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

LEB (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

LSB (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

N95 (4)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

NAS (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Zephaniah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1415) a q (קא QA) AC: Vomit CO: Vomit AB: ?

A) a q (קא QA) AC: ? CO: Vomit AB: ?

N^m ) a q (קא QA) - Vomit: [df: ayq] KJV (4): vomit - Strongs: H6892 (קִיא)

N^f2 ) t a q (קאת QAT) - Qaat: An unknown bird that vomits up its food for its chicks. KJV (5): pelican, cormorant - Strongs: H6893 (קָאַת)

J) a f q (קוא QWA) AC: ? CO: Vomit AB: ?

V) a f q (קוא QWA) - Vomit: [df: hyq]KJV (8): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) vomit, spue - Strongs: H6958 (קָיָה)

M) a i q (קיא QYA) AC: ? CO: Vomit AB: ?

V) a i q (קיא QYA) - Vomit: [df: hyq] KJV (1): (vf: Paal) spue - Strongs: H7006 (קָיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

קָאַת, קָאָת noun [feminine] a bird, usually pelican (compare ᵐ5 Leviticus , Deuteronomy , Psalm , ᵑ9 Psalm (derived by Thes from [קוא], קיא (see Kö^{ii. 1,173}, and, on ת, Ges^{§ 80g}), as throwing up food from its crop for its young); but sea-fowl improbable in Psalm , Isaiah; Late Hebrew קָאָת, ᵑ7קָאתָא id.); — absolute הַקָּאָת Leviticus 11:18 = Deuteronomy 14:17, as unclean; קָאַת (van d. H. Gi; Baer קָאָת) Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14, as inhabiting ruins; construct קְאַת מִדְכָּר Psalm 102:7, simile of loneliness.

קַב see I. קבב. Below

I. קבב (√ of following; compare Arabic arch, dome (hence 'al-cove'), vaulted tent, especially tent of honour Goldziher^{ZMG xlvii (1893), 74f.} Jacob^{Beduinenleben (2) 86,245}; Syriac vault, dome, id., vaulted tent PS^3466b; so Late Hebrew קוּבָּה, specifically lupanar; ᵑ7קוּבְּתָא vault (especially vaulted heavens); perhaps also Assyrian ‡abâbu, shield).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

קָאַת with the art. הַקָּאָת Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:17 const. st. קְאַת f. a bird found in marshes (Levit. and Deut. locc. citt.) and inhabiting deserts, Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14; Psalms 102:7 according to several old translators, the pelican; Aram. and Arab. קָקָא, ܩܳܩܐܳ, قيق, قوق, prob. so called from its vomiting, as this very voracious bird is accustomed to vomit sea-shells and other things which it has swallowed. [So in Thesaur. from קוֹא.]

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List of Word Forms

הַקָּאָ֖ת הקאת וְהַקָּאָ֥ת והקאת לִקְאַ֣ת לקאת קָאַ֣ת קָאַת֙ קאת hakkaAt haq·qā·’āṯ haqqā’āṯ kaAt likAt liq’aṯ liq·’aṯ qā’aṯ qā·’aṯ vehakkaAt wə·haq·qā·’āṯ wəhaqqā’āṯ