What does קֵן (qēn) mean in the Bible?
קֵן (qēn): Nest as fixed dwelling-place; extends from literal bird-nest to human habitation and divine sanctuary chamber
Hebrew · H7064
קֵן
A nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings ; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
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קֵן H7064
Pronunciation qēn
What does קֵן (qēn) mean in the Bible?
קֵן (qēn): Nest as fixed dwelling-place; extends from literal bird-nest to human habitation and divine sanctuary chamber
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7064?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include its nest (2), your nest (2), a nest (1), and make his nest (1), and your nest (1).
Where does קֵן (qēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (2), Job (2), Genesis (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 its nest 2× Deuteronomy 32:11, Proverbs 27:8
your nest 2× Jeremiah 49:16, Obadiah 1:4
a nest 1× Psalms 84:3
and make his nest 1× Job 39:27
and your nest 1× Numbers 24:21
as into a nest 1× Isaiah 10:14
his nest 1× Habakkuk 2:9
my nest 1× Job 29:18
nest 1× Deuteronomy 22:6
out of the nest 1× Isaiah 16:2
rooms 1× Genesis 6:14
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Genesis 6:14 קִנִּ֖ים to rooms Noun - masculine plural Numbers 24:21 קִנֶּֽךָ׃ to and your nest Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:6 קַן־ to nest Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 32:11 קִנּ֔וֹ to its nest Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 29:18 קִנִּ֣י to my nest Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 39:27 קִנּֽוֹ׃ to and make his nest Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 84:3 קֵ֥ן to a nest Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 27:8 קִנָּ֑הּ to its nest Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 10:14 כַקֵּ֤ן׀ to as into a nest Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 16:2 קֵ֣ן to out of the nest Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:14
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Obadiah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
קִנּ֔וֹ 2x qin·nōw Deuteronomy 32:11, Habakkuk 2:9
כַקֵּ֤ן׀ 1x ḵaq·qên Isaiah 10:14
קֵ֥ן 1x qên Psalms 84:3
קֵ֣ן 1x qên Isaiah 16:2
קַן־ 1x qan- Deuteronomy 22:6
קִנָּ֑הּ 1x qin·nāh Proverbs 27:8
קִנּֽוֹ׃ 1x qin·nōw Job 39:27
קִנִּ֣י 1x qin·nî Job 29:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Numbers 24:21, Jeremiah 49:16, Obadiah 1:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 32:11, Job 39:27, Habakkuk 2:9
Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 84:3, Isaiah 16:2
Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 6:14
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 22:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Job 29:18
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 27:8
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nest as fixed dwelling-place; extends from literal bird-nest to human habitation and divine sanctuary chamber
Source Gloss
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings ; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Nest as fixed dwelling-place; extends from literal bird-nest to human habitation and divine sanctuary chamber
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling BDB: nest Usage: nest, room.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Figurative dwelling or proper place, contrasting wandering from one's home
Showing 1 selected witness from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
קֵן is built from this root:
קָנַן H7077
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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