What does קִיקָיוֹן mean in the Bible?
קִיקָיוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "the gourd (as nauseous)".
Hebrew · H7021
קִיקָיוֹן
The gourd (as nauseous)
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קִיקָיוֹן H7021
What does קִיקָיוֹן mean in the Bible?
קִיקָיוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "the gourd (as nauseous)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7021?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the plant (3), a vine (1), with the plant (1).
Where does קִיקָיוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jonah 4:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Jonah (5).
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 plant 3× Jonah 4:7, Jonah 4:9, Jonah 4:10
a vine 1× Jonah 4:6
with the plant 1× Jonah 4:6
Show sample aligned rows
Jonah 4:6 קִיקָי֞וֹן to a vine Noun - masculine singular Jonah 4:6 הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן to with the plant Article | Noun - masculine singular Jonah 4:7 הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן to the plant Article | Noun - masculine singular Jonah 4:9 הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן to the plant Article | Noun - masculine singular Jonah 4:10 הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן to the plant Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Jonah 4:6
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Jonah 5
Source forms
הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן 1x haq·qî·qā·yō·wn Jonah 4:6
הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן 1x haq·qî·qā·yō·wn Jonah 4:7
הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן 1x haq·qî·qā·yō·wn Jonah 4:9
הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן 1x haq·qî·qā·yō·wn Jonah 4:10
קִיקָי֞וֹן 1x qî·qā·yō·wn Jonah 4:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Jonah 4:6, Jonah 4:7, Jonah 4:9, Jonah 4:10
Noun - masculine singular 1x Jonah 4:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the gourd (as nauseous)
Source Gloss
the gourd (as nauseous)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the gourd (as nauseous) BDB: ricinus Usage: gourd.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִיקָיוֹן is built from this root:
קָיָה H7006
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