What does קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh) mean in the Bible?
קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh): A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
Hebrew · H7086
קְעָרָה
A bowl (as cut out hollow)
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קְעָרָה H7086
Pronunciation qĕʿārāh
What does קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh) mean in the Bible?
קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh): A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7086?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include platter (13), the plates (2), its plates (1), platters (1).
Where does קְעָרָה (qĕʿārāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (15), Exodus (2).
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 platter 13× Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31
the plates 2× Exodus 25:29, Numbers 4:7
its plates 1× Exodus 37:16
platters 1× Numbers 7:84
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:29 קְּעָרֹתָ֜יו to the plates Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:16 קְעָרֹתָ֤יו to its plates Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 4:7 הַקְּעָרֹ֤ת to the plates Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 7:13 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:19 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:25 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:31 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:37 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:43 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:49 קַֽעֲרַת־ to platter Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:29
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 2
Exodus 2 Numbers 15
Source forms
קַֽעֲרַת־ 10x qa·‘ă·raṯ- Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31, Numbers 7:37
קַֽעֲרַת־ 2x qa·‘ă·raṯ- Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:79
הַקְּעָרָ֤ה 1x haq·qə·‘ā·rāh Numbers 7:85
הַקְּעָרֹ֤ת 1x haq·qə·‘ā·rōṯ Numbers 4:7
קַעֲרֹ֨ת 1x qa·‘ă·rōṯ Numbers 7:84
קְעָרֹתָ֤יו 1x qə·‘ā·rō·ṯāw Exodus 37:16
קְּעָרֹתָ֜יו 1x qə·‘ā·rō·ṯāw Exodus 25:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 12x Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19, Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Numbers 4:7
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Numbers 7:85
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Numbers 7:84
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
Source Gloss
a bowl (as cut out hollow)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A hollowed vessel for serving food; emphasizes the cutting-out process creating its functional depth.
a bowl (as cut out hollow) BDB: dish Usage: charger, dish.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קְעָרָה 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