What does קִמּוֹשׁ (qimwōš) mean in the Bible?
קִמּוֹשׁ (qimwōš): Thorny weed symbolizing desolation, barrenness, or divine curse in metaphorical biblical usage
Hebrew · H7057
קִמּוֹשׁ
A prickly plant
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קִמּוֹשׁH7057
Pronunciationqimwōš
What does קִמּוֹשׁ (qimwōš) mean in the Bible?
קִמּוֹשׁ (qimwōš): Thorny weed symbolizing desolation, barrenness, or divine curse in metaphorical biblical usage
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7057?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include by thistles (1), with thistles (1).
Where does קִמּוֹשׁ (qimwōš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 34:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (1), Isaiah (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 Itby thistles1×Hosea 9:6
with thistles1×Isaiah 34:13
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Usage map
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First aligned rowIsaiah 34:13
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Isaiah1Hosea1
Source forms
קִמּ֥וֹשׂ1xqim·mō·wśIsaiah 34:13
קִמּוֹשׂ֙1xqim·mō·wśHosea 9:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 34:13, Hosea 9:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Thorny weed symbolizing desolation, barrenness, or divine curse in metaphorical biblical usage
Source Gloss
a prickly plant
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Thorny weed symbolizing desolation, barrenness, or divine curse in metaphorical biblical usage
a prickly plant BDB: thistles Usage: nettle. Compare 7063.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.