What does קֵא mean in the Bible?
קֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "vomit".
Hebrew · H6892
קֵא
Vomit
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קֵא H6892
What does קֵא mean in the Bible?
קֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "vomit".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6892?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his own vomit (1), in his own vomit (1), its vomit (1), with vomit (1).
Where does קֵא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 26:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (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 It his own vomit 1× Isaiah 19:14
in his own vomit 1× Jeremiah 48:26
its vomit 1× Proverbs 26:11
with vomit 1× Isaiah 28:8
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 26:11 קֵא֑וֹ to its vomit Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 19:14 בְּקִיאֽוֹ׃ to his own vomit Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 28:8 קִ֣יא to with vomit Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 48:26 בְּקִיא֔וֹ to in his own vomit Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 26:11
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
בְּקִיא֔וֹ 1x bə·qî·’ōw Jeremiah 48:26
בְּקִיאֽוֹ׃ 1x bə·qî·’ōw Isaiah 19:14
קֵא֑וֹ 1x qê·’ōw Proverbs 26:11
קִ֣יא 1x qî Isaiah 28:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 19:14, Jeremiah 48:26
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 28:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 26:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. vomit
Source Gloss
vomit
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
vomit BDB: what is vomited up Usage: vomit.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֵא is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain