What does קֵן · νοσσιά mean in the Bible?
קֵן · νοσσιά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a dwelling place where birds live and protect their young".
Hebrew · H7064, G3555
קֵן
A nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings ; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling · a brood (of chickens)
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קֵן H7064 a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings ; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
Pronunciation qēn
Nest as fixed dwelling-place; extends from literal bird-nest to human habitation and divine sanctuary chamber
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νοσσιά G3555 a brood (of chickens)
Pronunciation nossiá
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What does קֵן (qen) mean in the Bible?
קֵן · νοσσιά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a dwelling place where birds live and protect their young".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7064, G3555?
H7064, G3555 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a dwelling place where birds live and protect their young
Strong's H7064, G3555
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Source Gloss
a dwelling place where birds live and protect their young
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֵן is built from this root:
קָנַן H7077
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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