What does יִקָּהָה (yiqāhāh) mean in the Bible?
יִקָּהָה (yiqāhāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "obedience".
Hebrew · H3349
יִקָּהָה
Obedience
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יִקָּהָהH3349
Pronunciationyiqāhāh
What does יִקָּהָה (yiqāhāh) mean in the Bible?
יִקָּהָה (yiqāhāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "obedience".
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How does the BSB render H3349?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the allegiance (1), obedience (1).
Where does יִקָּהָה (yiqāhāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand the allegiance1×Genesis 49:10
obedience1×Proverbs 30:17
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Usage map
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First aligned rowGenesis 49:10
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Genesis1Proverbs1
Source forms
יִקְּהַ֥ת1xyiq·qə·haṯGenesis 49:10
לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־1xlîq·qă·haṯ-Proverbs 30:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct1xGenesis 49:10
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct1xProverbs 30:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. obedience
Source Gloss
obedience
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
obedience Usage: gathering, to obey.
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Biblical Witnesses
Gathering of peoples in obedience to Judah's authority and leadership
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Word Origins
יִקָּהָה is built from this root:
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