What does קָאַת mean in the Bible?
קָאַת is a Hebrew word meaning "probably the pelican (from vomiting)".
Hebrew · H6893
קָאַת
Probably the pelican (from vomiting)
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קָאַת H6893
What does קָאַת mean in the Bible?
קָאַת is a Hebrew word meaning "probably the pelican (from vomiting)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6893?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the desert owl (4), owl (1).
Where does קָאַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Leviticus (1), Psalms (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 the desert owl 4× Leviticus 11:18, Deuteronomy 14:17, Isaiah 34:11, Zephaniah 2:14
owl 1× Psalms 102:6
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:18 הַקָּאָ֖ת to the desert owl Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:17 וְהַקָּאָ֥ת to the desert owl Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 102:6 לִקְאַ֣ת to owl Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 34:11 קָאַ֣ת to The desert owl Noun - feminine singular Zephaniah 2:14 קָאַת֙ to the desert owl Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:18
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הַקָּאָ֖ת 1x haq·qā·’āṯ Leviticus 11:18
וְהַקָּאָ֥ת 1x wə·haq·qā·’āṯ Deuteronomy 14:17
לִקְאַ֣ת 1x liq·’aṯ Psalms 102:6
קָאַ֣ת 1x qā·’aṯ Isaiah 34:11
קָאַת֙ 1x qā·’aṯ Zephaniah 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 34:11, Zephaniah 2:14
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 11:18
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 14:17
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 102:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. probably the pelican (from vomiting)
Source Gloss
probably the pelican (from vomiting)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
probably the pelican (from vomiting) BDB: pelican Usage: cormorant.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קָאַת is built from this root:
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