What does קֶמַח (qemaḥ) mean in the Bible?
קֶמַח (qemaḥ) is a Hebrew word meaning "flour".
Hebrew · H7058
קֶמַח
Flour
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קֶמַחH7058
Pronunciationqemaḥ
What does קֶמַח (qemaḥ) mean in the Bible?
קֶמַח (qemaḥ) is a Hebrew word meaning "flour".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7058?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flour (6), of flour (6), of meal (1), some flour (1).
Where does קֶמַח (qemaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (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 Itflour6×Genesis 18:6, Numbers 5:15, 1 Samuel 28:24, 2 Samuel 17:28
of flour6×Judges 6:19, 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Kings 17:12, 1 Kings 17:14
of meal1×1 Kings 4:22
some flour1×2 Kings 4:41
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:6קֶ֣מַחtoflourNoun - masculine singularNumbers 5:15קֶ֣מַחtoflourNoun - masculine singular constructJudges 6:19קֶ֣מַחtoof flourNoun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 1:24קֶ֙מַח֙toof flourNoun - masculine singular1 Samuel 28:24קֶ֣מַחtoflourNoun - masculine singular2 Samuel 17:28וְקֶ֣מַחtoflourConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 4:22קָֽמַח׃toof mealNoun - masculine singular1 Kings 17:12קֶ֙מַח֙toof flourNoun - masculine singular1 Kings 17:14הַקֶּ֙מַח֙toof flourArticle | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 17:16הַקֶּ֙מַח֙toof flourArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 18:6
Aligned rows14
Books represented10
Genesis1Numbers1Judges11 Samuel22 Samuel11 Kings42 Kings11 Chronicles1Isaiah1Hosea1
Source forms
קֶ֣מַח4xqe·maḥGenesis 18:6, Numbers 5:15, Judges 6:19, 1 Samuel 28:24
הַקֶּ֙מַח֙2xhaq·qe·maḥ1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 17:16
קֶ֙מַח֙2xqe·maḥ1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Kings 17:12
וְקֶ֣מַח1xwə·qe·maḥ2 Samuel 17:28
קֶ֔מַח1xqe·maḥ2 Kings 4:41
קֶ֠מַח1xqe·maḥ1 Chronicles 12:40
קֶּ֔מַח1xqe·maḥHosea 8:7
קָ֑מַח1xqā·maḥIsaiah 47:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular9xGenesis 18:6, 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Samuel 28:24, 1 Kings 4:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 17:16
Noun - masculine singular construct2xNumbers 5:15, Judges 6:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 17:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. flour
Source Gloss
flour
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
flour Usage: flour, meal.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.