What does קִמָּשׁוֹן mean in the Bible?
קִמָּשׁוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "a prickly plant".
Hebrew · H7063
קִמָּשׁוֹן
A prickly plant
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קִמָּשׁוֹן H7063
What does קִמָּשׁוֹן mean in the Bible?
קִמָּשׁוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "a prickly plant".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7063?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Thorns (1).
Where does קִמָּשׁוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 24:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (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 Thorns 1× Proverbs 24:31
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Usage map
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First aligned row Proverbs 24:31
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים 1x qim·mə·śō·nîm Proverbs 24:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 24:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a prickly plant
Source Gloss
a prickly plant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a prickly plant BDB: thistles Usage: thorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִמָּשׁוֹן 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