What does קוֹץ (qwōṣ) mean in the Bible?
קוֹץ (qwōṣ) is a Hebrew word meaning "a thorn".
Hebrew · H6975
קוֹץ
A thorn
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קוֹץ H6975
Pronunciation qwōṣ
What does קוֹץ (qwōṣ) mean in the Bible?
קוֹץ (qwōṣ) is a Hebrew word meaning "a thorn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6975?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the thorns (3), thorns (3), like thorns (2), Both thorns (1), thorn (1).
Where does קוֹץ (qwōṣ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Judges (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 the thorns 3× Judges 8:7, Judges 8:16, Jeremiah 4:3
thorns 3× Psalms 118:12, Jeremiah 12:13, Hosea 10:8
like thorns 2× 2 Samuel 23:6, Isaiah 33:12
Both thorns 1× Genesis 3:18
thorn 1× Ezekiel 28:24
to thornbushes 1× Exodus 22:6
with thorns 1× Isaiah 32:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:18 וְק֥וֹץ to Both thorns Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 22:6 קֹצִים֙ to to thornbushes Noun - masculine plural Judges 8:7 קוֹצֵ֥י to the thorns Noun - masculine plural construct Judges 8:16 קוֹצֵ֥י to the thorns Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Samuel 23:6 כְּק֥וֹץ to like thorns Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 118:12 קוֹצִ֑ים to thorns Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 32:13 ק֥וֹץ to with thorns Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 33:12 קוֹצִ֥ים to like thorns Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 4:3 קוֹצִֽים׃ to the thorns Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 12:13 וְקֹצִ֣ים to thorns Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:18
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Judges 2 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
קוֹצֵ֥י 2x qō·w·ṣê Judges 8:7, Judges 8:16
וְק֥וֹץ 1x wə·qō·wṣ Genesis 3:18
וְק֣וֹץ 1x wə·qō·wṣ Ezekiel 28:24
וְקֹצִ֣ים 1x wə·qō·ṣîm Jeremiah 12:13
כְּק֥וֹץ 1x kə·qō·wṣ 2 Samuel 23:6
ק֥וֹץ 1x qō·wṣ Isaiah 32:13
ק֣וֹץ 1x qō·wṣ Hosea 10:8
קוֹצִ֑ים 1x qō·w·ṣîm Psalms 118:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 4x Exodus 22:6, Psalms 118:12, Isaiah 33:12, Jeremiah 4:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 3:18, Ezekiel 28:24
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Judges 8:7, Judges 8:16
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 32:13, Hosea 10:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 12:13
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 23:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a thorn
Source Gloss
a thorn
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a thorn BDB: thornbush Usage: thorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Thorns covering a field as sign of neglect and poor stewardship
Showing 1 selected witness from 12 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
קוֹץ is built from this root:
קוּץ H6972
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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