What does קׇדְקֹד mean in the Bible?
קׇדְקֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "the crown of the head (as the part most bowed )".
Hebrew · H6936
קׇדְקֹד
The crown of the head (as the part most bowed )
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קׇדְקֹד H6936
What does קׇדְקֹד mean in the Bible?
קׇדְקֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "the crown of the head (as the part most bowed )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6936?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a head (1), and crown the brow (1), and the skulls (1), crowns (1), his own head (1).
Where does קׇדְקֹד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Jeremiah (2), Psalms (2), 2 Samuel (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 a head 1× Deuteronomy 33:20
and crown the brow 1× Deuteronomy 33:16
and the skulls 1× Jeremiah 48:45
crowns 1× Psalms 68:21
his own head 1× Psalms 7:16
on the brow 1× Genesis 49:26
on the heads 1× Isaiah 3:17
the crown of his head 1× Job 2:7
the crown of your head 1× Jeremiah 2:16
the top of his head 1× 2 Samuel 14:25
the top of your head 1× Deuteronomy 28:35
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:26 וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד to on the brow Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 28:35 קָדְקֳדֶֽךָ׃ to the top of your head Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:16 וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד to and crown the brow Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 33:20 קָדְקֹֽד׃ to a head Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 14:25 קָדְקֳד֔וֹ to the top of his head Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 2:7 קָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃ to the crown of his head Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 7:16 קָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹ to his own head Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 68:21 קָדְקֹ֥ד to crowns Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 3:17 קָדְקֹ֖ד to on the heads Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 2:16 קָדְקֹֽד׃ to the crown of your head Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:26
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 3 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד 2x ū·lə·qā·ḏə·qōḏ Genesis 49:26, Deuteronomy 33:16
קָדְקֹֽד׃ 2x qā·ḏə·qōḏ Deuteronomy 33:20, Jeremiah 2:16
וְקָדְקֹ֖ד 1x wə·qā·ḏə·qōḏ Jeremiah 48:45
קָדְקֹ֥ד 1x qā·ḏə·qōḏ Psalms 68:21
קָדְקֹ֖ד 1x qā·ḏə·qōḏ Isaiah 3:17
קָדְקֳד֔וֹ 1x qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw 2 Samuel 14:25
קָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹ 1x qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw Psalms 7:16
קָדְקֳדֽוֹ׃ 1x qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw Job 2:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 14:25, Job 2:7, Psalms 7:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Genesis 49:26, Deuteronomy 33:16
Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 33:20, Jeremiah 2:16
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 68:21, Isaiah 3:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 48:45
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:35
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the crown of the head (as the part most bowed )
Source Gloss
the crown of the head (as the part most bowed )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the crown of the head (as the part most bowed) BDB: head Usage: crown (of the head), pate, scalp, top of the head.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קׇדְקֹד 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