What does קִדָּה (qidāh) mean in the Bible?
קִדָּה (qidāh): Aromatic spice from cassia tree bark, prized in ancient Near East for perfume, incense, and sacred anointing oil
Hebrew · H6916
קִדָּה
קִדָּה (qidāh): Aromatic spice from cassia tree bark, prized in ancient Near East for perfume, incense, and sacred anointing oil
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קִדָּהH6916
Pronunciationqidāh
What does קִדָּה (qidāh) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6916?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cassia (1), of cassia (1).
Where does קִדָּה (qidāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Ezekiel (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 Itcassia1×Ezekiel 27:19
of cassia1×Exodus 30:24
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 30:24
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Exodus1Ezekiel1
Source forms
וְקִדָּ֕ה1xwə·qid·dāhExodus 30:24
קִדָּ֣ה1xqid·dāhEzekiel 27:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 30:24
Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 27:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Aromatic spice from cassia tree bark, prized in ancient Near East for perfume, incense, and sacred anointing oil
Source Gloss
cassia bark (as in shrivelled rolls)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Aromatic spice from cassia tree bark, prized in ancient Near East for perfume, incense, and sacred anointing oil
cassia bark (as in shrivelled rolls) BDB: cassia Usage: cassia.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִדָּה is built from this root: