What does קִינָה mean in the Bible?
קִינָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)".
Hebrew · H7015
קִינָה
A dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
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קִינָה H7015
What does קִינָה mean in the Bible?
קִינָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7015?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a lament (5), . . . (1), [were] words of lamentation (1), a dirge (1), a lamentation (1).
Where does קִינָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 1:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (10), Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Amos (2).
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 lament 5× Ezekiel 19:1, Ezekiel 27:2, Ezekiel 27:32, Ezekiel 28:12
. . . 1× Ezekiel 26:17
[were] words of lamentation 1× Ezekiel 2:10
a dirge 1× Jeremiah 9:10
a lamentation 1× Jeremiah 7:29
as a lament 1× Ezekiel 19:14
into lamentation 1× Amos 8:10
is a lament 1× Ezekiel 19:14
lament 1× 2 Samuel 1:17
lamentation 1× Amos 5:1
laments 1× 2 Chronicles 35:25
the Book of Laments 1× 2 Chronicles 35:25
they will chant for her 1× Ezekiel 32:16
to lament 1× Jeremiah 9:20
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 1:17 הַקִּינָ֖ה to lament Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 35:25 בְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤ם to laments Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 35:25 הַקִּינֽוֹת׃ to the Book of Laments Article | Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 7:29 קִינָ֑ה to a lamentation Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 9:10 קִינָ֔ה to a dirge Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 9:20 קִינָֽה׃ to to lament Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 2:10 קִנִ֥ים to [were] words of lamentation Noun - feminine plural Ezekiel 19:1 קִינָ֔ה to a lament Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 19:14 קִ֥ינָה to is a lament Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 19:14 לְקִינָֽה׃פ to as a lament Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 1:17
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 5
2 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 2 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 10 Amos 2
Source forms
קִינָ֔ה 3x qî·nāh Jeremiah 9:10, Ezekiel 19:1, Ezekiel 27:32
קִינָה֙ 2x qî·nāh Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:2
קִינָ֖ה 2x qî·nāh Ezekiel 28:12, Amos 5:1
קִינָֽה׃ 2x qî·nāh Jeremiah 9:20, Ezekiel 27:2
בְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤ם 1x bə·qî·nō·w·ṯê·hem 2 Chronicles 35:25
הַקִּינָ֖ה 1x haq·qî·nāh 2 Samuel 1:17
הַקִּינֽוֹת׃ 1x haq·qî·nō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 35:25
לְקִינָ֔ה 1x lə·qî·nāh Amos 8:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 12x Jeremiah 7:29, Jeremiah 9:10, Jeremiah 9:20, Ezekiel 19:1
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 19:14, Amos 8:10
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 35:25
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 Samuel 1:17
Noun - feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 2:10
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 35:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
Source Gloss
a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments) BDB: elegy Usage: lamentation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִינָה 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