What does קֶמַח (qemaḥ) mean in the Bible?
קֶמַח (qemaḥ) is a Hebrew word meaning "flour".
Hebrew · H7058
קֶמַח
Flour
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קֶמַח H7058
Pronunciation qemaḥ
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 It flour 6× Genesis 18:6, Numbers 5:15, 1 Samuel 28:24, 2 Samuel 17:28
of flour 6× Judges 6:19, 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Kings 17:12, 1 Kings 17:14
of meal 1× 1 Kings 4:22
some flour 1× 2 Kings 4:41
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:6 קֶ֣מַח to flour Noun - masculine singular Numbers 5:15 קֶ֣מַח to flour Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 6:19 קֶ֣מַח to of flour Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 1:24 קֶ֙מַח֙ to of flour Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 28:24 קֶ֣מַח to flour Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 17:28 וְקֶ֣מַח to flour Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 4:22 קָֽמַח׃ to of meal Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:12 קֶ֙מַח֙ to of flour Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:14 הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ to of flour Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:16 הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ to of flour Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:6
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
קֶ֣מַח 4x qe·maḥ Genesis 18:6, Numbers 5:15, Judges 6:19, 1 Samuel 28:24
הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ 2x haq·qe·maḥ 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 17:16
קֶ֙מַח֙ 2x qe·maḥ 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Kings 17:12
וְקֶ֣מַח 1x wə·qe·maḥ 2 Samuel 17:28
קֶ֔מַח 1x qe·maḥ 2 Kings 4:41
קֶ֠מַח 1x qe·maḥ 1 Chronicles 12:40
קֶּ֔מַח 1x qe·maḥ Hosea 8:7
קָ֑מַח 1x qā·maḥ Isaiah 47:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 9x Genesis 18:6, 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Samuel 28:24, 1 Kings 4:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 17:16
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Numbers 5:15, Judges 6:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 17:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. flour
Source Gloss
flour
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
flour Usage: flour, meal.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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